Søfartsmonumentet (Maritime Monument) sculpted by Svend Rathsack, and located on the Langelinie. The classical angel with laurel wreath, presides over wrecks in modern bas relief
Seeing København
Scandinavia is beautiful but a photographer in the north countries has to work fast when the sun shines and make do during the frequent overcasts. Grey skies can make for dark interiors with strangely bright windows, as you'll see in this gallery. Amid the challenges of shadow and highlight, Copenhagen continues to be visually stimulating and a seemingly endless ability to surprise and delight.
The flagship store of Magasin chain of department stores. The chain originally opened a shop here when this was the Hotel du Nord in 1870
A glowing gilt palace room with chandelier
Interior of the Marble Church. The magnificent dome covers most of the pews, rather than just the altar
The Marble Church's dome from inside. See the exterior in this post. The magenta hue below the windows was not added
The Gefion fountain celebrates the creation of the Danish island of Zealand, which in myth was plowed from Sweden by the goddess, Gefion, clearly a badass. See the Prose Edda for more
A wooden car bridge with workmanship the vikings would recognize
Beyond the fountain in the Amaliehaven is an old pal from my last post
In Copenhagen, these fellows are called dragons. They can be found on walls and in fountains spraying water from their elephant's trunks!
Did you see my other recent Scandinavian travel posts?
