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The graves of 40 french prisoners of war who died in Helsingør during their temporary internment in 1920. The monument by Scheller, drawing by P. Holsoee....

The Tegner family is represented several places at Helsingør Cemetery but the most famous grave monument is probably the beautiful bronze sculpture which the artist Rudolph Tegner created for his moth...

In the German War-and Refugee Graves at Helsingør Cemetery   93 German soldiers and 18 refugees from World War II were buried....

Fountain where the direction of the water changes every hour....

The tiny little bronze sculptur of the school girl, Emma, who sits calm and quite reading her book right in the middle of the bustling city centre of Lillerød, was inaugaurated by the local Lord Mayor...

The stone (found in the woods of Småland in Sweden) is a 50 tons granite sculpture. ...

Made by Johannes Wiedewelt, casted in 1758...

The landmark of the town....

You can se the old stone by the oak right opposite the Inn in memory of all the people from Græsted, who died in the wars 1850-58 and 1864....

The sculpture HAN - in English He - is Helsingør's latest edition and has in recent years' been the most debated work of art. On the 2nd of June 2012, the polished steel sculpture of a young man sitti...

Every child and grown-up in Denmark knows Holger the Dane who sits asleep in the casemates of Kronborg Castle - until the day when Denmark is in real trouble and he will wake up and defend the mother ...

The water sculpture "Livets Kilde" (The source of life) at Hornbæk Square by the Library is created by the Japanese / Danish sculptor Jun-Ichi Inoue. The sculpture is made of granite from Bornholm and...

Groest Hede, situated northeast of the sea, was used by the Danish Resistance Movement to recieve weapons dropped by the RAF under the codename YVONNE at the end of German occupation (1940-1945). in t...

The horrifying witch Maram, who saved Ousted Church from being crushed by the Lindworm, has been revived in a corner of

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Frederik II – King of Denmark and Norway from 1559 to 1588During the period 1562-1574 Frederik II of Denmark and Norway rebuilt Skanderborg Castle in Renaissance style and in 158...

'Livstræet' means 'the tree of live' and is situated besides the Little lake in the cemetry of the Royal Chapel of Skanderborg. A sculpture of granite and is made by the sculptor Ole Christe...

Memorial to Prins Ferdinant placed in Dyrhaven. A bronce Alladinlamp on a cementbase with the inscription 'Raised by a greatful father'. One day in the spring of 1839 Prince Ferdinant and Pr...

Made of rolled, stainless steel. Revealed on the 28 of October 1983 in connection with the 400 years anniversary of Skanderborg. Donated by Provinsbanken (Bank of Province).

The memorial is dedicated to the first manufacturer in Skanderborg, Andreas Blom. The memorial is raised by his friends at the 29 of July 1917 in acknowledgement of the great effort he made for t...

The sculpture is made of naturestone from Samsø.Created by the artist Eigil Westergård and situated at the Skanderborg Railway Station. It is revealed on the 5th of December 1983 i...

The sculpture is made in bronce and is about 60 cm wide and 300 meters long. From Adelgade and from the west-east lakeside you can follow the sculpture as a line, that in its own rythm moves both abov...

The Sculpture ”Våren” (springtime)In 1937 the town of Skanderborg won the race against other Danish towns and succeeded in landing the national exhibition with the title ”Technol...

The statue is raised in 1878 in memory of Niels Ebbensen and his men who fell at Nonnebjerg (north from Skanderborg) on the 2 of November 1340, during the battle of Skanderborg Castle. The memori...

Globe shaped sculpture in cement. Catlike motives glased in mosaic with bright colours. The sculpture was a gift from contractor Ole Sommer at the opening of the new Adelgade (main...

The memorial is standing beside the path along the lake in Dyrhaven. A large granite stone raised in memory of the heroic deed of Poul Langballe on the 22 of January 1901. Poul Langballe who live...

Giant relieffrieze 'dagdrømmernes Jubelfest'(daydreamers party) on the wall of the gymnasium. The 2 meters high and 40 meters long wooden plate is painted with fresh colours. The w...

'Legende Børn' means 'playing children'. It is a nonfigurative bronce sculpture placed on a marble base created by Morten Nielsen. Revealed on the 10 of October 1980 and donated by...

Ejer Baunehøj is the highest natural point in Denmark 170,89 m above sea level. On the top is a 13 m high tower which was raised in 1924 in memory of the reunion with South Jutland in 1920. The tower ...

The sculpture "Queen Dagmars Boy" (made by Svend Lindhart (1898-1989))was inspired by the folk song about Queen Dagmar (app. 1186 - 1212) who lay on her sickbed in Ribe. When she felt death approachin...

Nonfigurative bronce sculpture by the multi artist Eva Sørensen. The schulpture is beautifully placed in a water bassin being as a natural part of the park area.Beautiful Skanderbo...

'Troldkællingen' situated at the turn into Dyrehaven. The troll with young ones is performed in cement by Elias Ølsgaard and donated by the brewery Ceres in 1957.Beautifu...

In the townhall court behind the policestation stands a 2 meter high metal sculpture from 1973 made by the artist Ane Brøgger.Beautiful Skanderborg...

The monument of Leopold Budde, the first principal of the approved school of Himmelbjerggaarden, was unveiled on August 27, 1905. The inscription reads: 'L. Budde, a patron of the children, ...

The beautiful natural stone with St. St. Blicher's symbol - the wood lark - resting on the top, was erected on October 11, 1882 on St. St. Blicher's 100th birthday. The inscription reads: 'I...

This monument was unveiled on September 11, 1921 in commemoration of the introduction of women's suffrage. The monument bears a relief symbolising a Danish woman. The inscription reads: 'Lik...

The Rostrum.In 1925 - the 50th anniversary of the "unveiling" of the Tower - the Tower Committee erected this large, beautiful rostrum. The rostrum is made of larch from the woods in Central Jutl...

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The monument of the Rev. Vilh. Beck was unveiled on September 29, 1929. It is a granite stone with a portrait bust placed in a niche. The inscription reads: Vilhelm Beck 30/12 1829 - 30/9 1901. By the...

On September 23, 1883 the monument of colonel A.F. Tcherning was unveiled. The monument bears a portrait medallion, modelled by prof. Jerichau. The inscription reads: 'Anton Frederik Tscherning. The g...

The work of art consists of a close group of five figures in patinated bronze on a granite plinth from Bornholm.Three of the figures are women with infants and a small child in the foregroun...

On June 6, 1915 the Women's Oak was dedicated, a beatuiful oak fenced by a heavy iron chain suspended between four natural stones. The inscription on the stones reads: 'June 5, 1915 - Danish Women's C...

The story of the walking rockOn Saturday May 5th. 1990 a large stone sculpture was revealed by Ry's mayor Mr. Ib Madsen. The sculpture is placed at the entrance to the harbo...

The painter Vilhelm Kyhn spent his summerholidays in Ry every year for 30 years until his death in 1903. Vilhelm Kyhn was well-known and liked by the local people. In 1910 the people of Ry set up a mo...

The statue of Soeren Kanne was set up because on the 15th February he defied a storm and the sea as he heard a skipper`s cry for help from a grounded ship. As the lifeboat could not sail him to the wr...

The sculpture was made ??by Anders Geertsen, born 1943, studied at the Aarhus Art Academy. He works in bronze, granite and marble, and his works have an abstract organic form. During the 1960 'were pr...

Granite sculpture was erected in a basin at the bank in 1980. The artist Erik Heide's own statement to Seahorse synbolisere Grenada status as a port and the city's close affinity with the sea.Erik hei...

Heart Blood sculpture is a tribute to Grenaa honorary citizen, Professor August Krogh, it received the Nobel Prize in particular for his studies of blood flow through active muscles.The symbolism is c...

Three artists, Per Arnoldi, Børge Jørgensen and Poul Gernes was asked to make sketches of three works.So far, only Per Arnoldi landmark by Randersvej has become a reality. The sculpture was produced l...