Copenhagen´s city center is fairly small and easy to walk through. Many streets are linked together to one long pedestrian street called Strøget, that contains many unusual and expensive stores and department stores. Strøget is one of Scandinavia´s most popular shopping areas for tourists. If you come from the central station, it begins at Rådhuspladsen, the largest square that is the heart of Denmark and ends at Kongens Nytorv that is the 2nd most important square. Just next to Rådhuspladsen is the famous old amusement park Tivoli and Glyptoket. Many of Strøget's crossing streets are also pedestrian streets. The three tallest ones of Copenhagen's old towers are located near Strøget. However, it is important to note that central Copenhagen is not only Strøget, there are also many sights around this expensive tourist trap. Just west of Rådhuspladsen is Vesterbro, Copenhagen's exclusive entertainment district and there are a lot of museums, parks and castles all over the center of Copenhagen. And very close to Kongens Nytorv is Nyhavn. East of Nyhavn is the royal castle Amalienborg.

The first part of this page is concentrated on the sights at Strøget, from Kongens Nytorv to Rådhuspladsen:

, City Hall Square with the City Hall to the right and the Palace Hotel and it's tower to the left. Rådhuspladsen is the largest and most important square in Denmark, and the absolute center of Copenhagen.

Rådhuspladsen.

Rådhuset, Copenhagen's City Hall, that is situated right at Rådhuspladsen. It is 106m tall, just like Christiansborg, and thus share the title as Copenhagen's tallest building. It was constructed between 1895 and 1902. The golden statue of Absalon is above the entrance.

On this balcony, you can sometimes see royalties on national holidays.

This hot dog stand sells "pølser", a red sausage that is especially popular among Swedes visiting Denmark.

This is Industriens Hus (House of Industry), an office building that will be modernized with a glass facade instead of the look of the ugly 60s building that used to ber there (the one that used to have a shopping arcade inside) at the west side of Rådhuspladsen. It still under construction (2011), but about to be finished and I was really surprised by the replacement that I haven't heard of.

The same angle with the old facade of Industriens Hus versus the new facade.

The new face of the Industriens Hus office building towards Vesterbro.

Rådhuspladsen during world football championship 2010.

The City Hall's clock tower looks really tall from this angle.


The information center and bus terminal is now deconstructed. It was Demnark's most hated building
because of its soulless architecture in the middle of the historical square that is the heart of Denmark.

" Glass cube boulevard", an exhibition in September 2005 at Rådhusepladsen.

Kongens Nytorv is Copenhagen's 2nd largest square and is where Strøget begins. It is currently under reconstrution (2011), just like Rådhuspladsen.

The equestrian statue of King Christian V on Kongens Nytorv (that means King's New Square).

Kongens Nytorv, northeast side. You can see Magasine du Nord and Nikolai kirke to the left.

Kongens Nytorv, to the left is Hotel D'Angleterre, Denmark's most fashionable hotel.

Kongens Nytorv with the royal theater to the left and Magasine du Nord to the right.

A market at Kongens Nytorv.


Magasin du Nord is also situated at Kongens Nytorv. It is Scandinavia's 2nd
largest and may be most fashionable department store.

The interior of Magasin. The department store chain opened in 1868 and is Denmark's oldest.

Kongelige Teater(Royal Theater) at Kongens Nytorv is one of Copenhagen's most beautiful buildings.

Ticket building at Kongens Nytorv.

Sankt Nikolajs Kirke from 1829. At 90m this is Copenhagen's tallest church.

Sankt Nikolajs Kirke as seen form Amagertorv, one of 2 small squares at the heart of Strøget.

The Metropol building at Stroget.

A parallell street to Strøget.

Kobmagergade.

Larsbjornsstraede is the most hip side street to Strøget with record stores, cloth stores for young people and rock clubs.

Larsbjornsstraede.

Runde Tårn (round tower) from 1642, as seen from a typical Danish street. Actually part of a church, this is Copenhagen´s premier observation point. You can see the views from it in the skyline section.

Domkirken. The cathedral of Copenhagen,´is connected to Runde Tårn. The current church is from 1827, but there was a church on this place already in the 1200s.

A nice parallel street to Stroget.

Diverse architecture.

Diverse cars.

The bourse house in downtown Copenhagen has an exciting roof.

Helligåndskirken (Church of the Holy Spirit). This church is situated right at Strøget.

The Supreme Court (byreten) of Denmark was formerly the city hall of Copenhagen. It is situated at Nytorv.

Nytorv is a square in the middle of Strøget (not to be confused with the much larger Kongens Nytorv).

Panorama from the left: The bourse house, Christiansborg, the supreme court, St. Nikolajs Kirke and Riksbanken.

Christiansborg Castle (center) is the tallest building in the city of Copenhagen,
106m to the top of the spire, but is sharing it's title with the town hall.
Note that the copper roof was green when the photo was taken.

Christiansborg Castle: Now with brown copper roof!

Towards the old town city center.

Amagertorv, the square in front of the larger square Hojbro Plads at Christiansborg Castle.

Soap in the fountain at Amagertorv.

Street musician playing all instruments at Amagertorv.

Kultorvet, a square with an oldtime atmosphere and many pubs and restaurants near Strøget.

Monki, one of many store fronts at Strøget.

Copenhagen souvenirs.

Nice buildings at Norreport Station. Bikes are popular in Copenhagen.

HC Andersen Boulevard as seen from the crosswalk at Rådhuspladsen.
Left: Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel. Right: HK-Huset (52 m, 18floors). Between 1955 and 1958 HK was Denmark´s tallest highrise. It was known as Hotel Europa until it was remodeled in the 90s. It is now a hostel.

Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel, Denmark's tallest (86m, 26 floors) and largest hotel was built in 1973.

Illum, Denmark's 2nd largest department store, is more like a shopping galleria since it has independent stores.
The building has 2 atriums and panorama elevators.

Illum is perhaps Denmark most luxorious department store and is located at Strøget. It opened in 1891.

One of the 2 luxorious atriums inside Illum. It has a mosaic glass floor, marble columns and a large chandelier.

There's is an Irma supermarket in the basement of Illum.

Illums Bolighus, a department store on Stroget specialized on Scandinavian design. Not to be confused with the large Illum.

It is very expensive at Illums Bolighus, for example you can buy a chandelier for 250 000 DKR ( about 250 euro).

Another perspective of Copenhagen. Taken outside a public underground toilet.

The LEGO store at Stroget. As you might know, LEGO is Danish.

Inside the LEGO store; paintings and miniatures in LEGO.

Ørstedsparken. Copenhagen has many beautiful parks, easy to forget if you just follow Strøget.

A black glass building in the city center with old buildings mirroring.

Sankt Andreas Kirke. Just next to the botanical garden.


Rosenborgs Castle as seen from Rosenborgs Have (the castle's garden) at sunset. It
is just 50m to the top of the spires of this royal castle.

Vesterbro Osterbro Frederiksstaden and Nyhavn are also very central areas, but have their own sections.