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Dkr75/free, Wed free; 11am-4pm Tue-Sun; 6A, 14, 40, 42, 43, 150S)
Dedicated to Danish art of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Den Hirschsprungske Sam-
ling is a little jewel-box of a gallery, full of wonderful surprises for art lovers unfamiliar
with the classic era of Danish oil painting. Originally the private holdings of tobacco mag-
nate Heinrich Hirschsprung, the museum contains works by 'Golden Age' painters such as
Christen Købke and CW Eckersberg, a notable selection by Skagen painters PS Krøyer
and Anna and Michael Ancher, and also works by the Danish symbolists and the Funen
painters.
Assistens Kirkegård
CEMETERY
(
;
35 37 19 17;
assistens.dk
;
Kapelvej 4;
7am-10pm Apr-Sep, to 7pm Oct-
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Mar; 5A, 350S)
You'll find some of Denmark's most celebrated citizens at this famous cemetery, including
philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, physicist Niels Bohr, author Hans Christian Andersen, and
artists Jens Juel, Christen Købke and CW Eckersberg. It's a wonderfully atmospheric place
to wander around - as much a park and garden as it is a graveyard. A good place to start is
at the main entrance on Kapelvej, which has an office (10am to 4pm weekdays) where you
can pick up a brochure mapping famous grave sites.
Botanisk Have
GARDENS
8.30am-6pm daily May-Sep, 8.30am-4pm Tue-Sun Oct-Apr;
;
6A, 11A, 14, 40, 42, 150S, 173E,
184, 185, Nørreport, S-train Nørreport)
Restorative and romantic, Copenhagen's Botanic Garden lays claim to the largest collec-
tion of living plants in Denmark. You can amble along tranquil trails punctuated with
quotes from Danish poets and writers (in Danish), escape to warmer climes in the 19th-
house, and even pick up honey made by the garden's own bees at the gorgeous little
gift
garden's northwest corner lies the old-fashioned
Geologisk Museum
(Geology Museum;
MAP
;
Øster Voldgade 5-7; adult/child Dkr40/free;
10am-1pm Tue-Fri, 1-4pm Sat &
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