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Gefion Fountain

The Gefion Fountain is a large fountain on the harbour front in , . It features a large-scale group of oxen pulling a plow and being driven by the Norse goddess Gefjon.
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Photo: Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Alban’s Anglican Church and The Little Mermaid.

Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Alban's Church, locally often referred to simply as the English Church, is an Anglican church in , . It was built from 1885 to 1887 for the benefit of the growing English congregation in the city.

Work of art
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid becoming human. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in , . is situated 420 metres north of Gefion Fountain.

Photo: IbRas, Public domain.
is a citadel located in , . It is one of the best preserved fortresses in Northern Europe. It is constructed in the form of a pentagon with bastions at its corners. is situated 320 metres northwest of Gefion Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frederiksstaden and Nyboder.

Quarter
Photo: Manscher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district in , . 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 and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.

Quarter
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is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in , . 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.

is the central area and the historical heart of , bounded by the lakes circling the inner city and the harbour, it reflects the entire city’s extent during the reign of King Christian IV, when the town was fortified.

Gefion Fountain

Latitude
55.68926° or 55° 41′ 21″ north
Longitude
12.59757° or 12° 35′ 51″ east
Inception
1908
Named after
Gefjon
Open location code
9F7JMHQX+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 167247913
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q952817
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Gefion Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “吉菲昂噴泉”
  • Danish: “Gefionspringvandet”
  • Dutch: “Fontein van Gefjon”
  • Dutch: “Gefion Fontein”
  • Dutch: “Gefion Fountain”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة جيفيون”
  • Esperanto: “Gefjona Fontano”
  • French: “fontaine de Gefion”
  • French: “Fontaine de Gefion”
  • German: “Gefion-Brunnen (Kopenhagen)”
  • German: “Gefion-Brunnen”
  • Italian: “Fontana di Gefion”
  • Japanese: “ゲフィオンの泉”
  • Japanese: “ゲフィオン噴水”
  • Korean: “게피온 분수”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “«Gefionspringvannet»”
  • Norwegian: “«Gefionspringvannet»”
  • Polish: “Fontanna Gefion”
  • Russian: “Гефион”
  • Russian: “Фонтан Гефион”
  • Slovenian: “Gefionin vodnjak”
  • Spanish: “Fuente de Gefion”
  • Swedish: “Gefionfontänen”
  • Turkish: “Gefion Çeşmesi”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gefion Fountain”. Photo: Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0.