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Gratitude for the giver of the Danish constitution…

In the small park in Skjern is a bronze statuette of the Danish king Frederik VII. The monument was erected in gratitude for the Kings view about h...

A monument in memory of a local politician

On the monument for Sønderup the text says: "Jens Sønderup, minister, member of parliament for the Skjern constituency 1935 - 1960 Like the deepest well giv...

Bronze sculpture donated by New Carlsberg foundation

The bronze sculpture at Skjern Library was given to the town in connection with its new status as market town in 1958. The artist behind is Bent S...

The family farm became an orphanage…

Pharmacist C.C. Heiberg wanted the farm “Løvstrupgård” to be a family farm. But his only son did not want to become a farmer. Therefore the farm became the orphan...

The Black Death closed a church…

The story goes that the plaque wiped out the inhabitants of the parish.The church was considered unnecessary and was torn down.A stone shows where the church was situ...

Monument at the place where famous wagons were found.

Under peat-digging in the 1880’s two Iron Age wagons were found.Today they are in the Danish National Museum, but the monument is situated where ...

The house of the gypsies between Stauning, Skjern and Dejbjerg. Kvembjerghus was situated where the monument is placed until 1837. The location is also where the three parishes Stauning, Skjern and De...

Rescue claimed 5 lives…

Opposite the museum “Fiskeriets Hus” in Hvide Sande is a monument in remembrance of 5 rescuers. They died in 1951 under a rescue when their rescue boat turned over. Visit “Fis...

Fasterstenen – the Faster stone – is one of many reunifications monuments in Denmark.

The monument was raised to mark that Southern Jutland belonged to Denmark again. In was raised in 1921....

Monument erected by the children of the orphanage.

Previous residents at the orphanage Løvstrupgaard raised the monument in memory of Mr. and Mrs Voigt. The text says: “Love does not seek its own. Th...

The polar explorer Mylius Eriksen

By Ringkøbing Museum is a statue of Mylius-Eriksen. He was in head of the famous Greenland expedition in 1902-04. In 1906-07 he once again was in front of an expedit...

Enjoy a unique artistic experience in the town of Give where more than 60 sculptures adorn the streets, squares and urban spaces. Explore the art created by Danish artists that inspire the town with l...

Chresten Berg-Made in Bronze in 1906.-Inscription: "Never compromise with injustice."-H. 260 cm, 175 cm base.Established in 1906 at the Station Square.In 1989 t...

Poul Cadovius...

A bronzestatue resembling chief administrative officer of the county Count L.F.H.Brochenhuus Schack in the event of the counts 50th anniversary as an official....

Erik Cohrt - 1955 ...

- af Iben Anita Pedersen - Denmark....

The Little Mermaid of South Fünen...

af Zhan Fei (f. 1976) - China...

One of Svendborgs first sculptures. Is seen at the harbour by Helges jetty....

Click here for a map to the memorial stone of Elvira Madigan and Sixten Sparre...

The sculpture is curved in soft shapes, which is a contrast to the material, granite, from which the sculpture has been made....

The sculpture - the Mermaidwell - was originally put up in Christiansminde, later moved to the market square and is now situated in the middle of the pond Moelledammen....

- af Jaques Van den Meersche - Denmark ...

Humleblomsten is a present to svendborg from Odd Fellow Logen nr. 29. Sct. Nicolais 100 års jubilæum den 27 november 1998....

- Frantisek BalekA gift from Albani Fonden in the connection with the 750 years jubilee of Svendborg....

'Jernstoeberen' is standing in front of L. Lange & Co. Stove Museum in memory of the glamourous period 1850 to 1984....

Kai Nielsen...

The sculpture was presented to Svendborg Main Library by the Carlsberg Fondet. The Sculpture is made out of bronze and the original can be found in the garden of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptoteket....

The sculptures in front of ”borgerforeningen” in Svendborg is called “light source” and they are made of Lars Lauge and Peter Rafn Dahm.  The sculptures have an inner core of light, which is surr...

Tonie Okpe (f. 1971) - Nigeria....

A big metal chair with one chairleg resting on a rock. On the chair is placed a small bronze figurine with a book....

Two memorial stones for General Frederik Juel...

Made in stainless steel....

The sculpture is made of bronze by Kai Nielsen. Privately owned....

Anchor from 1700 - supposedly from an english liner....

A. P. Møller school...

Waterart made by P. Tybjerg. The sculpture is a 1 1/2 ton heavy concrete panel with brown tiles irrigated with water....

A gift from Carl Th. Moeller and his wife at Svendborgs 700 year jubilee in 1953....

The maritime monument made by Eigil Vedel Smith in 1963, is a gift from Svendborg to the seafarers....

A memorial for the sailers/fishermen who died in the war 1914-1918 and 1939-1945...

The 'terning' is made of prefabricated concrete and weighs 55 ton. Price 1 mill....

Jens Erik KjeldsenA gift from Aasiaat, a friendship cíty on Greenland....

A gift from De danske Gymnastik & Idraetsforeningerog skytteforeninger on the occassion of the Landsstaevnet 94....

The monument, made of bronze by Kai Nielsen, is a copy of a monument in Copenhagen. It was given to Svendborg on the occasion of Svendborgs 700 years anniversary as a provincial town in 1953....

Toldbodsplads is placed in the heart of Aalborg which is at the new harbour front, only a few steps away from Aalborg’s shopping streets. The Royal Toll Chamber is placed just beside Toldbodsplads and...