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Hans Christian Andersen and the Round Tower. Arriving in Copenhagen as a young man, Hans Christian Andersen visited the Round Tower as one of the first things and was allowed to use the books in the University Library – provided that he put the books properly away after use. Later he returned to the tower numerous times in his writings.
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The Observatory is located at the top of the Round Tower....
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The Observatory Europe's Oldest Observatory. At the top of...
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Don't look down! The whole tower is built with a hollow core - which a 12-year-old choir boy discovered to his dismay in 1880, when he fell down 25 metres while playing a game of hide and seek. Today you can look down the hole – in a much safer way – by standing on a glass floor 25 metres above the ground. The glass is more than 50 mm thick ...
The Round Tower (Danish: Rundetårn) is a 17th-century tower in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the many architectural projects of Christian IV of Denmark.Built as an astronomical observatory, it is noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the platform at the top (34.8 meters above ground), and its views over Copenhagen.
The Round Tower was built in 1642 by King Christian IV of Denmark, and the King himself sketched the famous golden rebus on its façade. The Iconic Spiral. One of the star attractions of The Round Tower is the beautiful Spiral Ramp coiling 7 ½ times around the tower’s hollow core – from the cobblestones of Købmagergade all the way to the ...
©Round tower The tower was originally built to help astronomers observe the movements of the stars and planets. The tower also had an important role in connection with the University of Copenhagen, as it was used as a book store where the students could access books and manuscripts.
