The Memorial Anchor
The Memorial Anchor, located at the base of the Nyhavn canal, adjacent to Kongens Nytorv, is a maritime memorial in Copenhagen, Denmark, commemorating the civilian sailors who lost their lives at sea during the Second World War.Photo: Yusuke Kawasaki, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Copenhagen
- Also known as: “Memorial Anchor” and “Memorial Anchor, Copenhagen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kongens Nytorv and Royal Danish Theatre.
Kongens Nytorv
Square
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kongens Nytorv is a public square in Copenhagen, Denmark, centrally located at the end of the pedestrian street Strøget. The largest square of the city, it was laid out by Christian V in 1670 in connection with a major extension of the fortified city, and has an equestrian statue of him at its centre.
Royal Danish Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Axel Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0.
The Royal Danish Theatre is the national Danish performing arts institution, founded in 1748. The name also refers to the former theatre building in Copenhagen. Royal Danish Theatre is situated 190 metres south of The Memorial Anchor.
Amalienborg
Photo: Janeway666, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amalienborg is the official residence for the Danish royal family and is located in Copenhagen. Frederick VIII's palace complex has four identical Classical façades, effectively four palaces, with Rococo interiors, laid around an octagonal courtyard. Amalienborg is situated 510 metres northeast of The Memorial Anchor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frederiksstaden and Christianshavn.
Frederiksstaden
Quarter
Photo: Manscher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frederiksstaden is a district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Constructed during the reign of Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in Europe and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.
Christianshavn
Photo: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christianshavn is a district east of the inner city of Copenhagen. Once a working-class neighbourhood, today Christianshavn is a trendy part of the city with its own unique identity. people from all walks of life, live side-by-side among cool cafes, old school bodegas, fancy restaurants and charming 19th-century houses along picturesque canals.
Nyboder
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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.
The Memorial Anchor
- Category: historic site
- Location: Indre By, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.68063° or 55° 40′ 50″ northLongitude
12.58753° or 12° 35′ 15″ eastInception
August 29th, 1951Open location code
9F7JMHJQ+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 985176258OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q60054298
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Spanish—“The Memorial Anchor” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Mindeankeret ved Nyhavn”
- Danish: “Mindeankeret”
- German: “Gedenkanker”
- Spanish: “Ancla Conmemorativa”
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Highlights include House of Amber and Nyhavns Færgekro.
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