The Danish are an amazing race of people and to add to their list of achievements the land of Hans Christian Andersen has brought you Bakken for the last 427 years. That is over four centuries of unrivaled fun at Bakken Amusement Park in Copenhagen. Dyrehavsbakken, or Bakken to the locals, has been in operation since 1583.
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Kronborg Castle :: Elsinore, Denmark
Near the town of Helsingør which was made famous as Elsinore in Shakespeare’s Hamlet lays one of the most amazing Renaissance castles in Northern Europe, Kronborg Castle. Construction of Kronborg, under orders from Frederick II, was completed around 1585 featuring a beautiful Renaissance design with towers and a spire. Kronborg didn’t last very long, as most of the castle burned down in 1629 during a fire that ravaged the castle leaving only the chapel to survive. It was rebuilt by Frederick II’s son, Christian IV, and while the exterior was restored to its original splendor the interior was not as lucky and never quite regained its former beauty. Each year this widely popular Danish landmark is visited by over 200,000 people from all around the world. In 2000, Kronborg Castle was inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage list thanks to its amazing architecture, significant role in regional history, as well as the fact that it is the setting of Shakespeare’s world renowned Hamlet.
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For over 150 years, Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark has delighted, entertained, surprised, and excited visitors from all over. Originally part of Copenhagen’s fortifications, the land was granted by King Christian VIII to Gerog Carstensen for the specific purpose of amusing the people. Surprisingly, the Danish people do not take this fantastic attraction for granted, and have continued to show up in droves to this traditional “Pleasure Garden” generation after generation. In fact, Tivoli Gardens averages approximately five million visitors a year! With such a mundane sounding name you would think that it would just be twenty plus acres of trees, birds, and flowers. How wrong you would be. Although three quarters of the park are considered open space areas, there is no lack of fun to be had here. Rides, restaurants, music, live entertainment, and so much more are waiting for you; so hop aboard and see what Scandinavians and tourists alike have been raving about since 1843.
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