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restaurants, etc. Entranccs: Vesterbrogade at Axeltorv, Bernstorffs- gade, Rådhuspladsen and Dante’s Plads. Concerts: Near the main entrance promenade concerts afternoons and evenings. Popular concerts every evening. Classical concerts in the Glassalen (crystal hall). Performanccs: Comcdia del’Arte and ballets in the Pantomime- teatret and circus artists on the Kunstnerplænen (open air scene). Dan- cing: Dansetten and Taverna. Fircworks every saturday and sunday evening. Tivolisarden (A boys’ troup and band in uniforms modelled on the uniforms o f the royal guards) every saturday and sunday with music. Restaurants: Balkonen, Belle Terrasse at the lake, Dansetten, Divan I between the lake and the Kunstnerplæne, Divan II at the Glassal, Færgekroen (ferry inn) at the lake. Italia in the southwestern corner. Keglebanens Restaurant (skittles alley), Det kinesiske Tårn, (Chinese tower) near the lake, Konditoriet ved Parterrehaven, (cafe near the the garden), Nimb, Perlen (the pearl) behind the Kunstnerplænen, Promenaden near the switchback, Slukefter at the entrance from the Rådhusplads, Taverna and Tårnpavillonen (tower pavilion). Season ca. May 5th-September ioth. Entrance fee 60 ore, children 30 øre, saturdays kr. 1,20, children 60 øre. Daily before 2 p.m. 30 øre, children 15 øre. Universitetet, (University) (E 3). Main budding on Frue Plads built 1831-36. Vagtparaden, (changing of the guard). When the king is staying at Amalienborg Slot, the changing o f the guards is performed in a rather elaborate manner, the soldicrs marching to the castle with the band o f the royal guards in front. Route: The barracks-Gothcrs- gade-Nørrevoldgade-Frcderiksborggadc-Kultorvet-Købmagergade -Østergade, (Strøget)-Kongcns Nytorv-Bredgade-Sct. Annæplads- Amaliegadc-Amalienborg; returning through Fredericiagadc- St. Kongensgade-Kongens Nytorv-Gothersgade-the barracks. The ceremonious trooping o f the colour is performed at Amalienborg. Vartov. At the corner o f Vester Voldgade and Løngangsstrædc, just off the City Hall (E 2). The picturesque old budding was originally a hospital. In the courtyard a statue of bishop Grundtvig, also the little church, budt in 1754/55 in rococo. From 1839 to his death in 1872 bishop Grundtvig acted as parson here. Zoologisk Have, (Zoo) (A 1, 2). Laid out in 1859, entrance through Frederiksberg Have or from Roskildevej. The oldest and largest zoo in Scandinavia. The tower, crccted in 1905, is 43,5 metres high.