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Denmark Portal selected picture archive 2011/2012

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The Jelling stones erected by Harald Bluetooth in 965 AD

Photo credit: Casiopeia

Snowy street

Copenhagen street Rudolph Gerghs Gade (almost) cleared for snow. Seen in direction southeast.

Photo credit: User:EPO

Constantin Hansen: "A company of Danish artists in Rome".

Image credit: Constantin Hansen (1837). Image located at the National Museum of Art in Copenhagen.

Egeskov Castle.

Egeskov Castle is a Danish castle located on the island of Funen. The castle is constructed on oaken piles and located in a small lake of maximum depth five meters. Originally, the only access was by means of a drawbridge. According to legend, it took an entire forest of oak trees to build the foundation, hence the name Egeskov (literally: Oak forest).

The church in Villingerød, Denmark.

Photo credit: Malene Thyssen

Train at Aalborg Station

Intercity train from the largest train operator in Denmark, DSB, at Aalborg railway station. The train itself is the Bombardier IC3 type.

Photo credit: Tomasz Sienicki

The 2003 Roskilde Festival. Photo shows the Orange Stage.

The Roskilde Festival, one of the two biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe.

Photo credit: Bjarki Sigursveinsson

The coronation of King Christian IV, painted by Otto Bache in 1887.

The coronation of King Christian IV, 29 August 1596. Painting by Otto Bache (1887).

Photo credit: Otto Bache (1887). Image located at the Frederiksborg Museum.

Otto Bache, "The conspirators riding from Finderup".

Otto Bache: "The conspirators riding from Finderup barn following the murder of Eric Klipping".

Image credit: Otto Bache (1882). Image located at the Frederiksborg Museum.

The golden horns of Gallehus.

The golden horns of Gallehus were two golden horns, one shorter than the other, discovered in near Tønder in 1639 and 1734. Both horns were believed to have been created in the fifth century (Germanic Iron Age). The original golden horns were stolen in 1802 and subsequently destroyed by the thief, Niels Heidenreich, who subsequently served 37 years in jail. A replica set was created in the 1860s, and two additional sets were created in 1980.

The oldest set of replicas were stolen from the Kongernes Jelling museum on 17 September 2007. The Danish National Museum states that the replicas have little monetary value as they are made of gild silver in contrast to the originals that were solid gold. They were recovered by Danish police on 19 September 2007.

Photo credit: Malene Thyssen

Copenhagen Opera at night

Night view of the Copenhagen Opera House.

Photo credit: Martin Manscher

Denmark seen from space

Denmark seen from space.

Photo credit: NASA

Denmark seen from space

Denmark seen from space.

Photo credit: NASA

Theatre Fair Play

The theatre Fair Play in Holbæk. The theatre ensemble is a touring ensemble, which has specialized in children and youth stage shows. This building is their home-stage where they practices and perform shows.

Sorte Brødre Kirke

Sortebrødre church in Viborg. The church was built in the early 13th century for the Dominican Order as a monastery, but was transformed to a protestant Lutheran church in 1529 during the Danish reformation.

The harbour in Hanstholm

The harbour of Hanstholm in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland. Hanstholm is a small town and a former island, parts of the area has been elevated to connected it to the rest of Vendsyssel.

Street in Møgeltønder

An empty pedestrian street in the southern Jutland township of Møgeltønder. Møgeltønder is known for the housing of Schackenborg Castle - the residence of the danish prince Joachim.

Skamlingsbanken

The memorial on Skamlingsbanken between Kolding and Christiansfeld. The memorial was raised in honour of 18 danes who had done some commendable actions in Schleswig in 1863. It was destroyed by the Germans in 1864, during the Second Schleswig War but was re-raised in 1865.

Palmestranden

"Palmestranden" (lit. "Palm Beach") in Frederikshavn. The artificial planted palms (Trachycarpus Fortunei and Phoenix Canariensis) are only on the beach in the summer-time; at winter they are stored in a non-public accessible winter garden.

Credit: Heb

Danish maritim colours

Danish maritime colours on navy vessels

Photo credit: User:Hebster

Egeskov Slot

Danish naval vessel Vædderen returning to Denmark after sailing 72,876 km for the research expedition Galathea 3.

Photo credit: meta:user:Thomas81:Thomas Bredøl

Egeskov Slot

The entrenchement Nordre Skanse (build 1627-1629) in Frederikshavn.

Photo credit: User:Hebster

National Seal

Seal of the National Museum of Denmark.

Illustration from an article Fra den sidste Tid written by Erik Schiødte and published in "Tidsskrift for Kunstindustri", 1893

Fort Christian, Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (formerly Danish Virgin Islands)

Fort Christian is a former Danish colonial fort located in Charlotte Amalie, the main city on the island of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (formerly the Danish West Indies). It is named after king Christian V.

Image credit: : Mali.

The Øresund Bridge

The Øresund Bridge linking Denmark and Sweden. The city in the horizon is Malmö in Sweden. The two islands belong to Denmark; to the right is the artificially created Peberholm, to the left is the nature preserve, Saltholm.

Image credit: : Dpol.

Carta Marina.

The Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus (1490-1557) is the earliest detailed map of the Nordic countries. It took twelve years to finish. The first copies were printed in 1539 in Venice. Its existence had long been considered apocryphal, until a copy was discovered in Munich in 1886. Another copy, found in Switzerland in 1962, now resides at Carolina Rediviva, Uppsala, Sweden.

Image credit: Olaus Magnus (1490-1557).

A Hippopotamus yawning

A Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) yawning. Pictured in the Afrika exhibition at Copenhagen Zoo.

The old buildings on Gråbrødre Torv

The old buildings on the central square Gråbrødre Torv in central Copenhagen.
With one exception, all these buildings are built 1729-1732. The exception is the leftmost building, which is build in 1800.

Credit: Mahlum

Harlequin and Columbine from the mime theater at Tivoli, Copenhagen.

Harlequin and Columbine from the mime theater at Tivoli.

Photo credit: Malene Thyssen

The church of Als

The church of Als in Mariagerfjord municipality. The church – dating to the 11th century – is built in the traditional classic stile, typical of Danish churches of that time.

Mastekranen

Mastekranen (lit. the crane for masts) on Holmen in Copenhagen. Build in 1746 to serve the Danish navy during the rapid in colonisation of Africa and the Caribbean.

The dragon boat lake in the Tivoli Gardens amusement park, Copenhagen.

Photo credit: Malte Hübner

The 2004 Copenhagen Opera House by Henning Larsen

Photo credit: Christian Bickel

Nytorv Square in Aalborg, Denmark

Photo credit: Tomasz Sienicki

Mols Bjerge National Park, Central Denmark Region

Photo credit: Nils Jepsen

The Danish Royal Family waving to crowds on the Queen's 70th birthday in April 2010

Photo credit: Bill Ebbesen

Amalienborg Palace (foreground) and the Marble Church (background), as seen from the Copenhagen Operahouse.

Harbour of Sønderborg

Photo credit: RoswithaC

Christianshavns Kanal, Copenhagen, in morning light.

Photo credit: Mahlum

South-eastern view of Viborg Cathedral in Viborg.

Photo credit: Kim Hansen

Coat of arms of King Christian III of Denmark. Illustration from the first Danish-language Bible (1550).

The first Danish language Bible was published in 1550. One page shows the coat of arms of Denmark's first Protestant monarch; King Christian III.

Image credit: Jakob Binck. 1550

Otto Bache, "The conspirators riding from Finderup".

Otto Bache: "The conspirators riding from Finderup barn following the murder of Eric Klipping".

Image credit: Otto Bache (1882). Image located at the Frederiksborg Museum.

Windmill on Fanø.

Windmill in Sønderho on Fanø. This Dutch type mill was built in 1895 to replace an older mill destroyed by fire in 1894.

Photo credit: Chris Nyborg.

Four wind turbines located at sea.

Wind turbines on the west coast of Jutland.

Photo credit: Ecki

The town hall in Randers

The former Town Hall in Randers. The statue features a Danish national hero, Niels Ebbesen.

Photo credit: Nils Nørgård Jepsen

Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen.

Photo credit: Elgaard

The Copenhagen Opera House.

The Copenhagen Opera House, the national opera house of Denmark.

Photo credit: Thue

Rundetårn

Rundetårn (lit. the round tower) is a 34,8 metre high tower in the central Copenhagen. It was built on order from king Christian IV between 1637 and 1642.

Kongens Nytorv

Kongens Nytorv in central Copenhagen. In December an ice-skating arena is erected for public use. To the left the Royal Theatre is visible and in the background the shopping mall Magasin du Nord.

Four famous Dano Americans

Four famous Danish Americans (clockwise): Viggo Mortensen, Jacob Riis, Scarlett Johansson and Lars Ulrich.

Julemiddag

Happy Christmas (God Jul)

Danish Jul dinner with traditional dishes: Duck with stuffing made of apples and prunes, roast pork with crackling, potatoes fried in caramel, sweet and sour red cabbage and gravy. The traditional Christmas decoration colors are red, gold and white. The dessert is a traditional dish called risalamande (variant of rice pudding).

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Julemiddag

Happy Christmas (God Jul)

Danish Jul dinner with traditional dishes: Duck with stuffing made of apples and prunes, roast pork with crackling, potatoes fried in caramel, sweet and sour red cabbage and gravy. The traditional Christmas decoration colors are red, gold and white. The dessert is a traditional dish called risalamande (variant of rice pudding).