Søndermarken
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Søndermarken is a park in Frederiksberg
on the border to Valby
and the Carlsberg area
in Copenhagen
, Denmark
. It shares much of its history with Frederiksberg Park
from which it is separated only by Roskildevej. Cisternerne
, an underground museum dedicated to modern glass art located in some former cistern
s, are located inside the park.
s which used to be part of Copenhagen's earliest water supply system. In 2001 they were converted into a museum for modern glass art, Cisternerne
,which has both a permanent collection and hosts special exhibitions. The museum, which is located near Roskildevej, opposite the main entrance to the Zoo, is topped by to entrance pavilions and a fountain from 1890.
.
A committee of Danish-Americans was set up which charged the sculptor Anders Bundgaard with the commission. After prolonged discussions, it was ultimately decided that the monument should be a mound, with an embellished inner chamber, and that it was to be located in Søndermarken.
The necessary funds were raised through a worldwide collection among expatriate Danes. Some 12,000 dollars were collected and the monument was inaugurated in 1925 with a ceremony attended by 40,000 people, including the entire Danish royal family.
The mound is 8 metres in diameter and stands 5 tall. It is surrounded by tall trees and is reached along a narrow stone-lined passageway . Chiselled above the entrance is the inscription: "They who set out, never to return". At the top of the cupola is a metre-wide opening to let in daylight. At the centre of the room is the life-size figure of a woman who embraces her children, symbolizing Mother Denmark. Built into the wall are 9 bas-reliefs with symbolic descriptions of the emigrants’ lives and activities abroad. In the floor is a five-pointed star representing the five continents.
The memorial mound is open to the public every year on 4 July.
where Oehlenschläger grew up.
At the other end of Norske Allé, near Carlsberg, stands a statue of the politician Carl Christian Hall
, Danish prime minister from 1857 to 1859 and 1860 to 1863. It is designed by Vilhelm Bissen
and was inaugurated on 15 September 1890.
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
on the border to Valby
Valby
' is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Located in the southwestern corner of Copenhagen Municipality, it is a heterogeneous mixture of different types of housing - including apartment blocks, terraced housing, areas with single-family houses and allotments, as well as remains...
and the Carlsberg area
Carlsberg (district)
Carlsberg is an area straddling the border of Valby and Vesterbro districts in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers an area of 33 hectares and is the former industrial site of the Carlsberg Breweries, which decommissioned their Valby brewery at the end of 2008, concentrating their production of...
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. It shares much of its history with Frederiksberg Park
Frederiksberg Park
Frederiksberg Park is one of the largest and most attractive greenspaces in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together with the adjacent Søndermarken it forms a green area of 64 hectares at the western edge of Inner Copenhagen...
from which it is separated only by Roskildevej. Cisternerne
Cisternerne
Cisternerne - Museum for moderne Glaskunst is a museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, dedicated to modern glass art. It is located in some grotto-like former water cisterns that come complete with Stalactites formed by the changing water levels...
, an underground museum dedicated to modern glass art located in some former cistern
Cistern
A cistern is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. Cisterns are distinguished from wells by their waterproof linings...
s, are located inside the park.
Cisternerne
Søndermarken is the site of three underground cisternCistern
A cistern is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. Cisterns are distinguished from wells by their waterproof linings...
s which used to be part of Copenhagen's earliest water supply system. In 2001 they were converted into a museum for modern glass art, Cisternerne
Cisternerne
Cisternerne - Museum for moderne Glaskunst is a museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, dedicated to modern glass art. It is located in some grotto-like former water cisterns that come complete with Stalactites formed by the changing water levels...
,which has both a permanent collection and hosts special exhibitions. The museum, which is located near Roskildevej, opposite the main entrance to the Zoo, is topped by to entrance pavilions and a fountain from 1890.
Memorial Mound
The Memorial Mound is located on a slope and was erected in 1925 to commemorate Danish immigration to America. In the 1920s, Danish-Americans in the United States conceived idea to erect a memorial in Copenhagen as a counterpoint to the traditions surrounding Rebild Hills celebrations in JutlandJutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
.
A committee of Danish-Americans was set up which charged the sculptor Anders Bundgaard with the commission. After prolonged discussions, it was ultimately decided that the monument should be a mound, with an embellished inner chamber, and that it was to be located in Søndermarken.
The necessary funds were raised through a worldwide collection among expatriate Danes. Some 12,000 dollars were collected and the monument was inaugurated in 1925 with a ceremony attended by 40,000 people, including the entire Danish royal family.
The mound is 8 metres in diameter and stands 5 tall. It is surrounded by tall trees and is reached along a narrow stone-lined passageway . Chiselled above the entrance is the inscription: "They who set out, never to return". At the top of the cupola is a metre-wide opening to let in daylight. At the centre of the room is the life-size figure of a woman who embraces her children, symbolizing Mother Denmark. Built into the wall are 9 bas-reliefs with symbolic descriptions of the emigrants’ lives and activities abroad. In the floor is a five-pointed star representing the five continents.
The memorial mound is open to the public every year on 4 July.
Statues
There is a statue in the central reservation at each end of Norske Allé. At the zoo end stands a statue of Adam Oehlenschläger, one of the central persons of the Danish Golden Age. It is designed by Julius Schultz and was originally located at the site of the current Frederiksberg Town Hall Square and inaugurated on 24 October 1897. When the new Town Hall was built, the statue was moved to its current location in Søndermarken and placed on a new plinth. It now faces Frederiksberg PalaceFrederiksberg Palace
Frederiksberg Palace is a Baroque residence, located in Frederiksberg, Denmark, adjacent to the Copenhagen Zoo. It commands an impressive view over Frederiksberg Park, originally designed as a palace garden in the Baroque style...
where Oehlenschläger grew up.
At the other end of Norske Allé, near Carlsberg, stands a statue of the politician Carl Christian Hall
Carl Christian Hall
Carl Christian Hall , Danish statesman, son of the highly respected artisan and train-band colonel Marls Hall, was born at Christianshavn....
, Danish prime minister from 1857 to 1859 and 1860 to 1863. It is designed by Vilhelm Bissen
Vilhelm Bissen
Christian Gottlieb Vilhelm Bissen was a Danish sculptor, son of Herman Wilhelm Bissen. He is mainly known for a number of statues around Copenhagen, including the equestrian statue of Absalon on Højbro Plads and the Stork Fountain on the adjoining Amagertorv...
and was inaugurated on 15 September 1890.