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Vandkunsten

Vandkunsten is a small square in the Old Town of , . It is located on the corner of Rådhusstræde with Løngangstræde. The name also refers to a fountain from 1910 that stands in the middle of the square.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christiansborg Palace and Tivoli Gardens.

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is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central , . It is the seat of the Danish Parliament, the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme Court of Denmark. is situated 310 metres east of Vandkunsten.

Theme park
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, also known simply as Tivoli, is an amusement park and pleasure garden in , Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after in nearby , also in Denmark. is situated 470 metres southwest of Vandkunsten.

Fountain
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is a fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Postbyen and Christianshavn.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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is a district east of the inner city of . Once a working-class neighbourhood, today 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.

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is the capital city of 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.

Vandkunsten

Latitude
55.67608° or 55° 40′ 34″ north
Longitude
12.57424° or 12° 34′ 27″ east
Open location code
9F7JMHGF+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 446887973
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q12340524
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Turkish—“Vandkunsten” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Vandkunsten”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فاندكونستن”
  • Japanese: “ヴァンコンステン”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vandkunsten”
  • Norwegian: “Vandkunsten”
  • Slovenian: “Vandkusten”
  • Swedish: “Vandkunsten”
  • Turkish: “Vandkunsten”

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Highlights include Copenhagen Downtown Hostel and Restaurant Puk.

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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 “Vandkunsten”. Photo: Dannebrog Spy, CC BY-SA 3.0.