Indre By - the old town of Copenhagen

The heart of Copenhagen

The boundaries of today’s Indre By district show what the city looked like 400 years ago, when Copenhagen was a fortified city with city gates, city walls and moats. The names of the four city gates (Vesterport, Østerport, Nørreport and Amagerport )are encountered by tourists today in the city’s public transport system, among other things, as several railway stations and museums are located in the old town.

Museums in the old town

Copenhagen’s city centre offers its visitors a large number of excellent museums in a very small area.

• The National Museum of Denmark
• the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
• the Thorvaldsen Museum
• the Guinness World Records Mueum
• the Danish Jewish Museum
• The National Museum of Art
• the Hirschsprung Collection
• The Design Museum Danmark
• the Medical Museum
• the Freedom Museum
• Københavns Museum
• War Museum

Churches in the old town

• In front of Frue Kirke
• Saint Peter’s Church
• the Trinitatis Kirke
• Helligåndskirken
• Holmens Church
• Nikolaj Church
• the Frederiks Kirke
• the Alkesander Nevskij Church
• St. Ansgar Cathedral

Castles in the old town

• Charlottenborg Castle
• Christiansborg Castle
• Amalienborg Palace

Squares and streets in the old town

• the town hall square
• the Hojbro Plads
• the Gammelstrand
• the Kongens Nytorv
• Nyhavn
• Stroget
• Amagertorv
• Gråbrødretorv

Other sights

• the Round Tower
• the amusement park Tivoli
• the University
• the Royal Theatre
• the Stock Exchange
• the Castle
• the Little Mermaid
• the Gefion Fountain
• Royal Library
• National Bank-
• Botanisk Have – the Botanical Garden
• Kongens Have