Copenhagen

T H E CAPITAL OF DENMARK.

. TH E “ KONGENS NYTORV“

the foreigner come and see for himself how Denmark has understood the new Renaissance; it will appear to him, that Copenhagen, which has had two distinct architectural periods, stands on the thresho ld of a third. On this account, if on no other, C openhagen is a city well worth visiting by lovers of arts. P c , . LZKlfc' oCfll0CltC. CO PENHAGEN O F TO-DAY. The city of Copenhagen has its own marked individuality. It is not the g reat capital with a cosmopolitan population, whose gay, crow ded streets, interesting as they are, have lost all specially marked character. Copenhagen is Copenhagen! In the principal streets, between two and four, which may be called the p rom enade hour, the ladies of the town are to be seen taking their daily walk, do ing their shopping, paying a visit to the confectioner’s. Smart private carriages are not very num erous, bu t a well-dressed, well-m annered public parades the side-walks. Friends meet and talk; the connection between street life and home-life is closer than in a great metropolis. A description of the various prom enades of Copenhagen is given elsewhere in this book. So we will confine ourselves to

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