H.C. Ørsted

H.C. Ørsted is a work of art in Indre By, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region. H.C. Ørsted is situated nearby to the dog park Nørre Voldgade Hundepark, as well as near Ørstedsparken.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Inscription: “On front of plinth: ‘HANS/CHRISTIAN/ ØRSTED’; on right side of plinth: ‘FØDT 14 AUGUST/1777’; on the left side of plinth : ‘DØD 9 MARTS/1851’”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ørstedsparken and Church of Our Lady.

Ørstedsparken

Park

Photo: Thue, Public domain.

Ørstedsparken is a public park in central Copenhagen, Denmark. One in a series of parks which were laid out on the grounds of the old fortification ring after it was decommissioned in the 1870s, the park still retains elements from the old fortifications in its topography—a section of the moat now serve as an elongated lake and former bastions appear in the landscape as small hills.

Church of Our Lady

Church

Photo: Thue, Public domain.

The Church of Our Lady is the Lutheran cathedral of Copenhagen. It is situated on the Frue Plads public square in central Copenhagen, next to the historic main building of the University of Copenhagen. Church of Our Lady is situated 370 metres southeast of H.C. Ørsted.

Round tower

Photo: Avda, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Round Tower is a 17th-century tower in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the many architectural projects of Christian IV. Built as an astronomical observatory, it is noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the platform at the top, and its views over Copenhagen. Round tower is situated 530 metres east of H.C. Ørsted.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Copenhagen and Postbyen.

Copenhagen

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark and forms the moderate conurbation that one million Danes call home. It is big enough to form a small Danish metropolis, with shopping, culture and nightlife par excellence, yet small enough still to feel intimate and be safe.

Postbyen

Neighborhood

Photo: Dannebrog Spy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Postbyen is a neighborhood.

Nyboder

Quarter

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nyboder is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time.

H.C. Ørsted

Category: tourism
Location: Indre By, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.68081° or 55° 40′ 51″ north

Longitude

12.56737° or 12° 34′ 3″ east

Open location code

9F7JMHJ8+8W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 289670953

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=statue

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