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• Borsen
  Otherwise known as the stock exchange, this is one of the oldest and most magnificent structures in the city, erected by Christian IV in 1620; who wanted the city to become a major financial center similar to Amsterdam. Built above the water, with filled-in foundations, since water was around the structure on 3 sides; it has endured many fires that have damaged the city over the years. Created to hold meetings between the Danes and foreign merchants, it was home to numerous shops and the bottom floor used to sell anything and everything. Beautifully adorned with dormer windows, the most interesting architectural signature is the spire; that has the entwined tails of four dragons and three crowns set on top that represent the three Nordic countries of Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

• Botanisk Have
  Created in 1874, the Botanical Gardens are a serene place set in the middle of Copenhagen with the beauty of nature surrounding you. Rare trees, medicinal plants, rock gardens and wild Danish plants from heath and moor adorn the wonderful area creating a sense of well being and calmness, sometimes necessary in the hectic times of commerce and life. Palm House is filled with incredibly gorgeous orchids, cacti and palm trees, with the Botanical Museum and observatory within the nature park.

• Amalienborg
  Created to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Oldenborg House, Frederik V, built these four palaces around a square. The four are; Christian VII's palace Moltkes, Christian IX's palace Schackske, Christian VIII's palace Levetzaus and Frederik VIII's palace Brockdorfske. The best of the four is Moltkes. It became the royal family's home in 1794 when Christiansborg burned and has been the main palace ever since. The most prominent feature of the square is the statue of Frederik V sitting astride a horse, and all these creations give a marvelous impression.

• Charlottenborg
  The palace was formerly the home of Ulrik Gyldenlove, but was purchased in 1700 by the dowager Queen Charlotte Amalie. It has since become the Royal Danish Academy of Art plus containing a wonderful library dedicated to art. Here recognized and new artists show their works and the palace is famous for these exhibitions.

• H. C. Andersen Tour
  Living the majority of his life in Copenhagen, the Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen lived near the harbor and walked the streets of Nyhavn, his home was here at #20, the Royal Theater where he worked and Tivoli Gardens which fascinated him so much so that he became inspired to write. It was here that he wrote his first fairy tales in 1835, moving down to #67 in 1845; and later he returned to the area at #18 in 1873 and died in 1875, at the age of 70. A bronze statue of the Little Mermaid, which he wrote in 1837, was erected near the harbor in 1913, and is one of the most favorite destination of visiting people and photographed more than any other statue in the world.

• Bakkehus Museum
  Kamma and Knud Lyne Rahbek lived here in the early 1800s creating an environment conducive to the meeting of the great culturists of that era. This unique museum has somehow continued to carry the ambience and mood of the meetings and the people who ventured here. It is now home to many great literary and cultural histories regarding this era.