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at #32) is the leafy and caffeine-stained
Gråbrødretorv.
This “Grey Friars'
Square,” surrounded by fine old buildings, is a popular place for an outdoor
meal or drink in the summer. At the end of the square, the street Niels Hem-
mingsens Gade returns (past the recommended Copenhagen Jazz House, a
good place for live music nightly) to the Strøget.
Once at the Strøget, turn left and continue down Amagertorv, with its fine
inlaid Italian granite stonework, to the next square with the “stork” fountain
(actually three herons). From the fountain, you can see the imposing Parlia-
ment building, Christiansborg Palace (with its “three crowns” spire) and an
equestrian statue of Bishop Absalon, the city's founder (canal boat tours de-
part nearby). The Victorian WCs here (steps down from fountain, 2 kr, free
urinals) are a delight.
