- Address: Købmagergade 52A, 1150 København, Denmark
- Phone: +45 33 73 03 73
- Website: rundetaarn.dk
- Height: 42 m
- Opening: 1642
- Architect: Hans van Steenwinkel the Younger
- Opening hours: 10.00 - 18.00
- Cost: adult - EEK 25, children - EEK 15
Rundetorn is a business card of Denmark . This ancient building was built in the 16th century as an astronomical observatory at the university. It has the shape of a cylinder, so it got a second name - the round tower of Copenhagen . Its convenient location, in the heart of the city, allows thousands of tourists to visit this unique architectural monument every year.
Features of the structure
The round tower of Copenhagen was designed by Hans Steveninkel during the reign of King Christian IV. The purpose of its construction was to study the celestial bodies with the help of astronomical instruments.
The tower's constructive solution is not typical for those times. It does not have a single corner and an internal staircase. To ascend to the upper floor, where the planetarium is located, you can on a brick-paved screw road with clinker coating. On it in the Middle Ages, wagons with scientific equipment were raised.
The round tower of Copenhagen has impressive sizes:
- height to the top of the facade - 36 meters;
- on the inner diagonal - 18 meters;
- the length of the screw road is 210 meters.
At the top of the building there is a specially equipped playground for exploring the surrounding area, which is fenced off with a cast iron grate in 1643. Her design contains the royal monogram and the first letters of the words from his motto - "The Power is strong in piety." The tower is part of the ensemble "Trinta-yew", which included, in addition to the observatory, a university library and a small student church.
Modernity
Now the round tower in Copenhagen is used as a museum with a viewing platform at the top, from where all the beauty of the Danish capital is visible. For a more thorough inspection, a number of telescopes are placed on it, directed to all directions of the world. Here is the point of sale of memorable souvenirs .
While the tourist rises up the brick ramp, he can see various exhibits related to the history of the tower and the astronomical discoveries made at her observatory. In particular, here for the first time the astronomer Ole Roemer made a conclusion about the finiteness of the speed of light and determined its magnitude.
A number of valuable exhibits of the round tower in Copenhagen also include:
- model of the "Trinta-yews" complex;
- maps of the starry sky, composed in the Middle Ages;
- An ancient engraving of the entrance of Peter I to the top of the tower;
- medieval mechanisms.
On the way up, there is a large room (the former library), where various exhibitions and vernissages are held regularly.
Visit
In order to maintain the round tower in Copenhagen in excellent condition, money is needed, which they receive by charging a tour fee. The cost of it is:
- for adults - 25 kroons;
- for children - 15 kroons.
You can get to the location of the round tower of Denmark by using the metro station. You need to exit at the central station called Nørreport. Also here you can get by land transport. Bus routes № 5A, 14, 95N and 96N go with an interval of 10 minutes. The stop for the exit is the same (Nørreport).
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