Charlottenlund entdecken

Edvard Eriksen's bronze of Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid, 1.25 metres tall, on a rock at the Langelinie promenade since 1913.

Star-shaped citadel with five bastions, one of the best-preserved fortresses in northern Europe and still in military use, with ramparts open as a park.

Fountain at Nordre Toldbod beside Kastellet, showing the Norse goddess Gefjon driving four oxen as they plough the island of Zealand out of the earth.

Roman Catholic cathedral on Bredgade in Copenhagen, parish church and cathedral for all Catholics in Denmark.

The Danish royal family's winter residence: four matching palaces around an octagonal square, with the equestrian statue of Frederick V at its centre.

17th-century canal in central Copenhagen lined with brightly coloured townhouses, cafés and historic wooden ships.

Bascule bridge across Copenhagen's inner harbour, linking the city centre with Islands Brygge; the present bridge opened in 1954.