Travel Reference
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As you spin farther right, three fast-food joints stand at the entry to the
Strøget(STROY-et),Copenhagen'sgrandpedestrianboulevard—wherewe're
heading next. Just beyond that and the Art Deco-style Palace Hotel (with a
tower toserve asasister totheCity Hall) isthe
Lur Blowers
sculpture,
which
honors the earliest warrior Danes. The
lur
is a curvy, trombone-sounding horn
that was used to call soldiers to battle or to accompany pagan religious pro-
cessions. The earliest bronze
lurs
date as far back as 3,500 years ago. Later,
the Vikings used a wood version of the
lur
. The ancient originals, which still
play, are displayed in the National Museum. (City tour buses leave from be-
low these Vikings.)
• Now head down the pedestrian boulevard.
