Dragon Fountain

The Dragon Fountain is a fountain located in the in , . It was designed by Joakim Skovgaard in collaboration with Thorvald Bindesbøll and features a bull in combat with a dragon.
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  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: fountain in Copenhagen
  • Also known as: “Dragon Fountain, Copenhagen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City Hall Square and Tivoli Gardens.

Square
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is a public square in the of , , located in front of the . Its large size, central location, and affiliation with the city hall makes it a popular venue for a variety of events, celebrations and demonstrations.

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 310 metres south of Dragon Fountain.

Photo: Alphalphi, Public domain.
Jens Olsen's World Clock or Verdensur is an advanced astronomical clock which is displayed in . The clock consists of 12 movements which together have 15,448 parts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Postbyen and Meatpacking District.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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Kødbyen is a district of in , Denmark. It is situated between the railway lines going into and Sønder Boulevard.

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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.

Dragon Fountain

Latitude
55.6761° or 55° 40′ 34″ north
Longitude
12.56863° or 12° 34′ 7″ east
Inception
1904
Open location code
9F7JMHG9+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 625771792
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Wiki­data ID
Q2386053
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Dragon Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Dragespringvandet”
  • Dutch: “Drakenfontein (Kopenhagen)”
  • Dutch: “Drakenfontein”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة التنين”
  • German: “Drachenbrunnen”
  • German: “Drachenspringbrunnen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “«Dragespringvannet»”
  • Norwegian: “«Dragespringvannet»”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rådhuspladsen station and Ripley’s Believe It or Not.

Nearby Places

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