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25 newspapers) and St. An s g a r i i c h u r c h (No. 64), the prin­ cipal church of the Roman Catholics. By the church there is a dwelling for the bishop. Next to it is the F r e d e r i k s Ho s p i t a l , an old elegant building. In connexion with the hospital is the lying in hospital ( F o d s e l s s t i f l e l s e n ) with facade to Amaliegade (No. 23— 25) founded in 1785 by the Q u e e n J u l i a n e Ma r i e . Further on we come to Gr 0 n n i n- gen. An asphalted path leads past the restaurant pavillion »Esplanaden« to the Anglican church of St. A l b a n (PI. D. 12) built under the patronage of H. R. 11. the Prince of Wales and consecrated on 17. Sept. 1887. At the end of the promenade stands to the right the M e t e o r o l o g i c I ns t i t u t e , a large grey building; at the back of this, se­ parated from Gronningen by an iron fence, is the territory of the customs, the nearest part of which is called Nordre Toldbod; the head custom house is at some distance down Amaliegade (PI. E. 12). Returning from Nordre Toldbod by way of one of the arched promenades which leads to a bridge spanning the track of the harbour railway and connecting the Toldbod with the Free Port you will get to the en­ trance of the finest promenade of Copenhagen »L a n g e - l i n j e « (PI. D. 13). A splendid view may be taken from this bridge of Ho l me n with its arsenals and workshops of the navy, the ironclads, and the old wooden line of battle ships, which are now used as barracks for the crews of the navy. Looking back is the straight line of Amalie­ gade closing at the statue and the colonade of Amalienborg, to the right Grenningen, St. Alban’s church and the old castle with its picturesque walls and moats, to the left Toldboden (the customs) and the great shipbuilding yard (on Refshaleoen, island) of Bu rm e i s t e r & Wa i n , and beyond is the roads with its shipping, the fort of »Trekroner«, and further away the Middleground-fort. In the distance the island Hveen and the Swedish coast. Just below you are the beautiful grounds with the Huitfeld-monument, (PL a. D. 13) (from design by Professor Dahlerup, erected in commemoration of the naval hero lvar Huitfeldt, aud fur­ ther on, the winding promenade of Langelinje. Ivar Huit-

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