Danish Design: Classic modern style via Neo-Classicism and Art Nouveau

Name: Danish Design: Classic modern style via Neo-Classicism and Art Nouveau
Brand: VoiceMap
SKU: 883
Price: 11.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (61 reviews)
Author: Kay Xander

(61 reviews)

Copenhagen audio tour: Danish Design: Classic modern style via Neo-Classicism and Art Nouveau

This is a 1.9mi walking tour

It takes an average of 90 mins to complete.

Copenhagen

Denmark

$11.99

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About the Tour

Travel from Arne Jacobsen's SAS Royal Hotel, one of the first masterpieces of postwar Danish design, past the city's environmentally-conscious modern architecture to its Art Nouveau city hall. Visit some of the best local shops for world-famous Danish design. Pass by the famous old townhouses at Nyhavn - a scene you may recognize from postcards of Copenhagen - and the auction houses where great vintage Danish design is for sale. End at the Danish Design Museum.

Tour Producer

Kay Xander Mellish

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Kay Xander Mellish is the author of "How to Live in Denmark" and four other books about life as an international in Denmark. She is also the voice behind the "How to Live in Denmark" podcast. Originally from the USA, Kay has a degree in Art and Architectural History from New York University. She now speaks fluent Danish and recently achieved Danish citizenship, making her a DK-US dual citizen. Kay is also the voice behind the "So Danish!" museum audioguide at the Danish Architecture Center in Copenhagen.

Preview Location

Location 8

Copenhagen City Hall – National Romanticism

Now stop here for a moment.

This huge building is Copenhagen City Hall, which is open to the public from 9 to 4 every weekday and on Saturday mornings. It was finished in 1905, and is an excellent example of National Romantic Style, which was the Scandinavian version of Art... Read More

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Major Landmarks

Copenhagen City Hall
Radisson Collection Royal Hotel
Tivoli Gardens
DI - Danish Industry
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Christiansborg Palace
Thorvaldsens Museum
Amagertorv
Toga Vinstue
Nikolaj Art Gallery
Magasin du Nord
Kongens Nytorv
The Royal Playhouse and The Old Stage
Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Nyhavn
Odd Fellows Mansion
St. Alexander Nevsky Church
Designmuseum Denmark

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Getting There

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Start location
Hammerichsgade 1, 1611 København, Denmark
Total distance

3km
Final location
Bredgade 68, 1260 København, Denmark
Distance back to start location

2km

Directions to Starting Point

Take the train to Copenhagen's central station, København H. Exit towards Bernstorffsgade, then walk 5 minutes north towards the SAS Royal Hotel, a green box-like skyscraper. Start the tour under the canopy with the crowns on it.

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Places to stop along the way

For the shopper: Illums Bolighus for a wide range of Danish design products; Royal Copenhagen porcelain and dishware; Georg Jensen silver; HAY modern home design; Magasin department store for Danish fashion brands; Bredgade for vintage pieces from the 1950s and 1960s. For the museum goer: Glyptoteket for classical sculpture and French impressionist art, the Danish National Museum for Viking artifacts, the Danish Design Museum for modern Danish design.

Best time of day

Many of the interest points are outdoors, but interior locations like City Hall (9am-4pm) and design shops (10am-6pm) have limited hours and may not be open on Sunday.

Precautions

Keep an eye on your belongings; Copenhagen is popular with pickpockets. If you're a budget traveler, keep in mind that sitting down at a cafe will cost you a minimum of US$10 for a drink, or US$30 for a drink and a sandwich. Copenhagen is one of the most expensive cities in the world.

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