Royal Gardens, Glasshouses and the National Gallery

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Botanisk Have

   ~3 min here

   Botanisk Have is Copenhagen’s botanical garden, spread across 10 hectares and especially known for its historic glasshouses from 1874.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Rosenborg Slot

   ~3 min here

   Rosenborg Castle is a Renaissance castle in Copenhagen, built as a country summerhouse in 1606 as part of Christian IV’s architectural work.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst

   ~1 hr here

   SMK is Denmark’s national gallery, and the building before you houses art from the fourteenth century to the present.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Kongens Have

   ~3 min here

   Kongens Have is a historic royal garden, now a public park filled with buildings, monuments, and sculpture.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Ørstedsparken

   ~3 min here

   Ørstedsparken is a public park shaped by Copenhagen’s former fortifications.

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