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ering over the metropolis. Gradually the mist lifts, dissolving in a bluish haze and finally dispersing in the ever free and fresh air of he seaport. The whole of this picture will always charm and captivate the visitor even it is not known be- forehand what the objects seen represent. But for those who know the place the effect is doubly charming. Not only what is seen of the city at the moment acquires significance, but also what is
Perspektiv. Det er simpelthen hele København, »Byen med de skønne Taarne«, der viser sig for hans indre Øje paa een Gang, »Kongens By«, som en ældre Tid kaldte den, og som den endnu be nævnes i hele Sydsverige fra den Tid Skaane hørte til Danmark. Det er Byen ved Øresund, med H a vets frie Pust gennem sine plane Gader, med alt det grønne, med Parker og Haver og Promenader, med de luftige Bøgeskove i sin Periferi og med sin
Vor Frelsers Kirke. — The Church of our Saviour. — L’Eglise de Notre Sauveur. — Die Erloserkirche.
hævdvundne Kultur og glorrige Historie præget endnu i de væsentligste Træk — fra den myndige Biskop Absalon grundlagde den paa den nuvæ rende Slotsholm til den nu spænder over 8000 ha Land og rummer 725,000 Indbyggere. Saadan viser København sig for den stedkendte en Morgen, da han gaar i Land paa Toldboden. Han er en Mand, der maaske har været længere Tid borte, men han ha r alligevel ingenting glemt af sin By. Fra Toldboden agter han sig ud paa Frederiksberg. Det er en lang Vej gennem hele den indre, gamle By, over Raadhuspladsen, det moderne Centrum, og videre ad Vesterbrogade og Frederiksberg Allé til Frederiksberg Have. Men han har Tiden for sig, det er tidligt paa Dagen,
actually known of it plays into the picture, giving it a deeper perspective. It is, as it were, a revelation of the whole of Copenhagen, »the city of beautiful towers«, which immediately opens to his m ind’s eye. ”The King’s Copenhagen”, as a former gener ation dubbed it, and as it is still termed in South Sweden from the time Scania belonged to Den- mark. It is the city by the Sound with the free air of the sea pervading its level streets, with its many green spaces, parks, gardens and promenades, its lofty beech woods situated out in the periphery of the town, and w ith is time honoured culture and glorious history still bearing the stamp in its essential features from the time of its foundation by the imperious Bishop Absalon on the district 14
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