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Lookout Tower Tower – – Observatory – Exhibitions – Exhibitions – Concerts – Concerts
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in Denmark, the Round Tower has been a distinctive feature of the Copenhagen skyline
up the tower is the entrance to the large and stunningly beautiful
since 1642.
in Denmark, the Round Tower has been a distinctive Library hall, which now serves as a popular gallery and concert venue.
The Tower once soared far above the rest of the rooftops in the city, and University astronomers studied the stars and planets from the
feature of the Copenhagen skyline since 1642.
It hosts several exhibitions and concerts a year.
Observatory at the top. Today visitors are still able to gaze at the cosmos from Europe’s oldest functioning observatory. The platform that
The runs Tower around once the soared outside far of above the Observatory the rest of the affords rooftops views in the over city, the old above Latin the Quarter Library – is from the here, Bell Loft, you notable can spot for most its enormous of the city’s wooden famous
and buildings. University astronomers studied the stars and planets from beams, which were used in the reconstruction of the Tower following
the The observatory Round Tower at does the top. not Today have an visitors elevator, are still so able visitors to have gaze at to climb the the great winding, fire of white-washed Copen hagen in Spiral 1728. The Walk, Loft where is also kids home often to a small hide in
the niches, cosmos only from to europe’s jump out oldest shouting functioning “boo!” as observatory. adults approach. The Halfway exhibition up the of tower fascinating is the artefacts entrance from to the Tower’s large history. and stunningly beautiful
platform Library Hall, that runs which around now the serves outside as a of popular the observatory gallery and affords concert views venue. It hosts several exhibitions and concerts a year.
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church,
library and observatory in a single building.
The The Round Tower Tower does was built not by have Christian an elevator, IV between so visitors 1637 have and to 1642. climb It was the first part of the Trinitatis Complex, which combined church, library and obser-
the vatory winding, in a single white-washed building. Spiral Walk, where kids often hide in the Conducted tours of the Round Tower – special events for companies.
niches, only to jump out shouting “boo!” as adults approach. halfway For further information, please refer to: www.rundetaarn.dk
Conducted tours of the Round Tower – special events for companies.
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For further information, please refer to: www.rundetaarn.dk
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