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Dansk Jødisk Museum
MUSEUM
Garden); adult/child Dkr50/free; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun Jun-Aug, 1-4pm Tue-Fri, noon-5pm Sat & Sun
rest of yr; 1A, 2A, 11, 40, 66, 350S)
Designed by Polish-born Daniel Libeskind, the Danish Jewish Museum occupies the
former Royal Boat House, an early 17th-century building once part of Christian IV's har-
bour complex. The transformed interior is an intriguing geometrical space, home to a per-
manent exhibition documenting Danish Jewry. You'll find the entrance on the Royal
Library Garden, behind the Kongelige Bibliotek (Royal Library).
Holmens Kirke
CHURCH
10am-4pm Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat, to 3.30pm Tue & Thu, noon-4pm Sun; 1A, 2A, 11, 29, 350S)
Queen Margrethe II took her marriage vows here in 1967, and while much of the present
Dutch Renaissance-style structure dates from 1641, the church's nave was originally built
in 1562 to be used as an anchor forge. Converted into a church for the Royal Navy in
1619, the building's burial chapel contains the remains of Admiral Niels Juel, who beat
back the Swedes in the crucial 1677 Battle of Køge Bay. Other highlights include an intric-
ately carved 17th-century oak altarpiece and pulpit.
Børsen
HISTORIC BUILDING
Not many stock exchanges are topped by a 56m-tall spire formed from the entwined tails
of four dragons. Børsen is one. Constructed at the eastern corner of Slotholmen in the
early 17th century, its elegant Dutch Renaissance design features richly embellished gables
and an eye-catching copper roof. Opened during the bustling reign of Christian IV, this
still-functioning chamber of commerce is the oldest in Europe, though generally not open
to the public.
