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M oonshine on I.angelinie. In the foreground »the little mermaid* (H. C. Andersen).

Sound. Its line cafe and re­ stau ran t is open throughout the year. The pavilion is b uilt by the city (architect Fr. Kock) and the royal Danish Yacht Club has its stylish rooms in the building. The club, whose object is to further the sai­ ling sport, has its station in the nearby Yacht harbour. W alking further along the shore we reach the yacht har­ bour. On the way we notice on a big stone in the water a bronce-statue, »De« lille llavfrue«, (the little mer­ maid), from H. C. Andersen fairy-tales; the most beauti­ ful work of the Swedish sculptor B orjeson: the sta­ tue of vSvommerena (the svimmer) and K aj Nielsens

monumental stone to Mylius Ericlisen and his men (artic explorers). (For monuments see Chapter 9). From this middle p a rt of Langelinie the new promena­ de towards the North is com­ bined with the eastern pier of the Freeport and is laid out on top of the store-house casemates, which cover 40,000 sq. metres. This pier forms the boundary between the Freeport and the outer-road. This more than 800 metres long promenade ends with a stoneset mole, a t the head of which is a light-house. By the mole is a small cafd. On the whole trip one has to the rig h t the most wonder­ ful view of the Sound. In clear weather the Swedish

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