Elephant Tower, Carlsberg

The Elephant Tower is the most famous landmark of the in , , the original brewery site of the Carlsberg Breweries. The tower takes its name from four large granite elephants which flank the gate, standing back to back carrying the tower on their backs.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: building in Copenhagen
  • Also known as: “Elefantporten, Carlsberg”, “Elephant Gate”, “Elephant Gate and Tower”, and “Elephant Gate and Tower, Carlsberg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bakkehuset and Bryggernes Plads.

Museum
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is a historic house museum on Rahbeks Allé in the district of , Denmark. Dating from the 1520s, it has served a number of functions over the years, including as a farmhouse, inn, private home, psychiatric hospital and orphanage. is situated 110 metres north of Elephant Tower, Carlsberg.

Square
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is a square.

Square
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is a square, which is situated 170 metres southeast of Elephant Tower, Carlsberg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carlsberg and Humleby.

Suburb
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is an area located straddling the border of and districts in central , approximately 2.4 km from the .

Neighborhood
is an enclave of terraced houses situated next to the in the district of , . They were built between 1885 and 1891 by the Worker's Building Society to provide healthy housing for the workers at Burmeister & Wain.

Locality
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is the oldest building in the district of , . A former roadside inn, then located well outside the limits of the fortified city, standing on the Vestre Landevej leading in and out of Copenhagen through the Western City Gate.

Elephant Tower, Carlsberg

Latitude
55.66733° or 55° 40′ 2″ north
Longitude
12.5322° or 12° 31′ 56″ east
Inception
1901
Open location code
9F7JMG8J+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 127670186
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5359320
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Polish—“Elephant Tower, Carlsberg” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Elefantporten på Carlsberg”
  • Danish: “Elefantporten”
  • Danish: “Elefanttårnet”
  • German: “Elefantentor in Carlsberg”
  • Polish: “Brama Słoni”
  • “Elefantporten, Carlsberg”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ny Carlsberg Brewhouse and Dipylon, Carlsberg.

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