My plan was to sort of walk towards the Town Hall, but somewhere along the way I executed a right angle turn, and found another pedestrian only shopping street, Købmagergade. While walking along this street, I was having difficulty recognising any of the stores, but thought perhaps it was just because I was walking in the opposite direction.
Some interesting roof decorations on this store.
Ah, Hare Krishna are everywhere.
Another pleasant pedestrian only area along Købmagergade.
Ah, Rundetårn, or Round Tower. Hmmm, I guess I'm on a different street. Note the observatory on the roof. The tower was built in 1642, but was taken out of service as an observatory in 1861 because it was too small to house the larger instruments coming into use, and could not be enlarged very easily. The rooftop rotating dome was not added until 1929!
A view of the tower from the northern end also shows the associated church Trinitas Kirke (Trinity Church).
Adjacent to the entrance is a bust of Tycho Brahe. This at first seems a little strange, since he died in 1601, before the tower was built! However, he was Danish (although born in what is now part of Sweden), and a very capable observer, who built the leading observatory of his time. He and his assistants made very accurate observations of the planets, and these enabled Johannes Kepler to calculate the orbit of the planets, thus proving they orbit the sun in elliptical orbits.
Around Copenhagen - Along The Waterfront
Around Copenhagen - Up The Rundetårn