SERIES: Views From A Trip Around The World
ILLUSTRATIONS: Thorwaldsen's Museum; A Danish Girl; A Farmer
SIZE: 5" x 3"
DATE: 1891
LITHOGRAPHER: Joseph P. Knapp, N.Y.
CONDITION: Good, I'd say. This card is lightly soiled with somewhat rough edges and rounded corners. There are sharp diagonal creases across both lower corners and a milder crease across the upper left corner. There's also a short crease and small scrape near the center of the top edge. (Please see scans.)
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REVERSE TEXT: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.
Copenhagen, the Capital of Denmark, stands on the east coast of Zealand. Toward the sea, it exhibits an extensive mass of batteries, docks, stores and arsenals. The eastern portion of the harbor is protected by the Castle of Frederikshavn, which is regarded as impregnable. Part of the city is built on the small island of Amager and is called Christianshavn, connected by two bridges to the mainland. The channel between the two islands forms the port or harbor, capable of accommodating 5,000 ships. The place owes its modern aspect to the re-building after several destructive fires, bombardments, and other rigors. It first became a royal residence in 1443. Copenhagen is noted for its great number of palaces and public buildings. The longest street is Gothersgade, 2½ miles long, while the Ostergade and Kjôbmagergade contain the finest stores; the last named two being among the sixteen streets which branch off from Kongens Nytory or King's Square. The objects of interest are extremely numerous. On a small island separated from the mainland by canals and reached by several bridges, stands Christiansborg, the largest public building in Copenhagen. Its site was occupied by a castle as early as the year 1168. It was greatly improved during the reign of Christian I. The Observatory stands on the rampart close to Rosenborg, but is accessible only to men of science. Thorwaldsen's Museum was built by the city of Copenhagen in 1839-48, to contain casts of all his works, numerous paintings, cameos and works of art collected by him, and finally, to hold the ashes of the great sculptor himself. The building contains about 300 of his works. Its shape is a parallelogram in the centre of which is a mausoleum, the resting place of the great artist's remains. In addition to his own contribution to this museum, he left a bequest of $60,000 to be expended in the purchase of the productions of other Danish masters.
Population, 375,251.
