Søren Kierkegaards Plads
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Søren Kierkegaards Plads is a harbourside public square
on Slotsholmen
in central Copenhagen
, Denmark
. It occupies a strip of waterfront between the Black Diamond
, whose main entrance faces the square, and the Frederiksholm Canal. Away from the water, the square is faced by Christian IV's Brewhouse
as well as his old arsenal
, now housing the Royal Military Museum
. The thoroughfare Christians Brygge runs through the square which is connected to the water by "ghats
" which also serve as seating for spectators for the occasional performances on a floating stage in the harbour basin.
.
Public Square
Public Square is the central plaza in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It takes up four city blocks; Superior Avenue and Ontario Street cross through it. Cleveland's three tallest buildings, Key Tower, 200 Public Square and the Terminal Tower, face the square...
on Slotsholmen
Slotsholmen
Slotsholmen is an island in the harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, and part of Copenhagen Inner City. Bishop Absalon constructed the city's first castle on the island in 1166-67 at the site where Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament lies today...
in central 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 occupies a strip of waterfront between the Black Diamond
Black Diamond (library)
The Black Diamond is a modern waterfront extension to the Royal Danish Library's old building on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Its quasi-official nickname is a reference to its polished black granite cladding and irregular angles...
, whose main entrance faces the square, and the Frederiksholm Canal. Away from the water, the square is faced by Christian IV's Brewhouse
Christian IV's Brewhouse
Christian IV's Brewhouse is a building in Copenhagen, Denmark, dating from 1608. In spite of the name under which it is known today, the building was not originally built for the purpose of brewing beer...
as well as his old arsenal
Arsenal
An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, issued to authorized users, or any combination of those...
, now housing the Royal Military Museum
Tøjhus Museum
The Tøjhus Museum is a museum of military history and arms on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in Christian IVs arsenal Tøjhuset , from which it takes its name.-History:...
. The thoroughfare Christians Brygge runs through the square which is connected to the water by "ghats
Ghats
As used in many parts of South Asia, the term ghat refers to a series of steps leading down to a water body, usually a holy river. In Bengali-speaking regions, this set of stairs can lead down to something as small as a pond or as large as a major river....
" which also serve as seating for spectators for the occasional performances on a floating stage in the harbour basin.
History
It was laid out in 1999 in connection with the construction of the adjacent Black DiamondBlack Diamond (library)
The Black Diamond is a modern waterfront extension to the Royal Danish Library's old building on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Its quasi-official nickname is a reference to its polished black granite cladding and irregular angles...
.
Artwork
- Outside the Black Diamond is a fountain with a sculpture made by Mogens Møller and called the Monument of the Book. It was donated to the library in 1993 on the occasion of the library's 200 years anniversary as a public library.
- In front of the arsenal building stands the Isted LionIsted LionThe Isted Lion , or ) is a Danish war monument originally intended as a monument of the Danish victory over Schleswig-Holstein in the Battle of Isted on July 25, 1850 — at its time the largest battle in Scandinavian history...
but in 2009 it was decided that it will be returned to its original location in FlensburgFlensburgFlensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...
, Germany. - In May 2009 a cast of Anne Marie Carl-NielsenAnne Marie Carl-NielsenAnne Marie Carl-Nielsen was a Danish sculptor. Her preferred themes were domestic animals and people, with an intense, naturalistic portrayal of movements and sentiments. She also depicted themes from Nordic mythology...
's sculpture of a mermaidMermaidA mermaid is a mythological aquatic creature with a female human head, arms, and torso and the tail of a fish. A male version of a mermaid is known as a "merman" and in general both males and females are known as "merfolk"...
from 1831 was erected in the square. The original is on display in the National GalleryStatens Museum for KunstStatens Museum for Kunst is the Danish national gallery located in Copenhagen....
. - There is also a sculpture by Elisabeth Toubro on the square