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Bakkehus Museum

Bakkehus MuseumThe museum is located in Frederiksberg area of Copenhagen, which allows the visitors to get an authentic feeling for the atmosphere that the house would exude at the time. The Bakkehus Museum was opened in 1925 under the name of The Rahbek Memorial Rooms. The museum was then extended with memorial accommodation facility for the poets Johannes Ewald and Adam Oehlenschläger. In 2002, museum opened with a new wing for public showing the place for Rahbeks’ kitchen. There is one of the museum library of antique articles and two rooms that are used for temporary exhibitions. The building is today owned by Frederiksberg Municipality and is surrounded by an old-fashioned public park and a private museum with garden.

The museum story depicts that Rahbaek family lived here upto1802 to 1830, hosting a popular salon for Danish literary personalities - Hans Christian Andersen and Adam Oehlenschlager (author of the Danish national anthem) were frequent guests. The peaceful museum preserves the house more or less as the Rahbaek left it, and provides an interesting insight into the literary setting of the Golden Age. A visit to these rooms of this Museum gives a vivid and beautiful look into the time, environment and atmosphere at the beginning of the 19th century.

There is a place known as glass case room where visitors can see many of Kamma Rahbek’s fine boxes and a collection of drawings revealing both a deep interest in art and a multifaceted talent. The suburb of Frederiksberg played a significant role during the Golden Age, and the mythical cultural-historical Bakkehus Museum that contain authentic Golden Age interiors, where the part of the most visited place where the visitor sense the presence of history and of the bel sprits that frequent visit these very rooms.

 

Cathedral of St. Luke

St-Luke-CathedralRoskilde Cathedral of St. Luke (Danish: Roskilde Domkirke), is in the city of Roskilde on the Island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. It was the initial Gothic cathedral to be built of brick and its construction encouraged the spread of this Brick Gothic style throughout Northern Europe. It was constructed during the 12th and 13th centuries, and it incorporates both Gothic and Romanesque architectural features in its design. It was the only main cathedral in Zealand until the 20th century. The cathedral's identical spires dominate the skyline of the town.

The cathedral was built in a style of Romanesque characteristic of interior arches with half-rounded structure to sustain the flat interior ceiling. The foremost church has an extended nave and two side passageways. Two towers flanked the west front entrance. A three-sided stone monastery was constructed adjacent to the cathedral on the northern side of cathedral, for the monks and other associated people with the cathedral. Bishop Svend achieved success in bringing an important remnant, the skull of St. Lucius, an early pope (253-255), who later became the patron saint of the cathedral. The skull is now located in the Catholic Cathedral of St. Ansgar in Copenhagen.

From the beginning of 1987, the church has been the place of residence for one of Denmark's important boys' choirs, The Roskilde Cathedral Boys' Choir. The choir soon eminent its 20th centenary, which made a key resource in the parish youth work. All choristers’ boys go to normal school but meet up 2-3 times a week to rehearse. Every second year the choir of boys travels abroad destinations like New Zealand, Scandinavia, England, Greenland, France and Canada.

 

Kulturhistoriska Museet

Museum-of-Cultural-History-Lund is well known for its culture and rich heritage. The history of the city relates to that of the monuments and landmarks in the city. Museums are the perfect places to study the history of any place and the Museum of Cultural History provides the perfect insight into the lifestyles of the people of that place and their traditions.

It is locally known as Kulturhistoriska Museet and is located in Lund’s Tegnérsplats. The museum is popularly known as Kulturen. It is an open-air museum and has farmhouses, town houses and pastor’s houses from entire southern Sweden. The museum houses an impressive collection of porcelain, pottery, folk art and textiles too.

The old church from Bosebo in Småland is one of the notable places at the museum. The museum also has the Historical Museum and the Cathedral Museum to the south, in Kraftstorget. It is among the most visited place in Lund and attracts tourists in huge numbers.

The architecture of the museum and the collection it provides are the chief factors that make it that popular. A trip to Lund would virtually be incomplete without a visit to the museum that sings the glorious past of the city.

 

Krapperup Castle

Krapperup-CastleSweden is a beautiful place to visit and its beauty is increased by many castles located at various places. Different cities house different castles that are built with different types of architecture. Krapperup Castle is one of the most beautiful castles in the city of Helsingborg that is also a very famous landmark in the city.

The castle is one of the oldest and powerful mansions in Scania that dates back to the 1200s. Farms and villages around Scania, including Arild and Mölle, were governed by Krapperup. Over the centuries, the castle has been possessed by many Danish and Swedish families.

The castle was used as an estate once and many of the buildings are still used in different ways. Kullens Konstförening (Art Association) hall is located in the old stables, which organizes art and handicraft exhibitions every year, in conjunction with Konstrundan (Art Circuit). The old cow shed is used as a music hall that hosts the music week during July every year. Apart from these, other cultural events like theatre performances and concerts are also held during summer.

The castle has beautiful gardens around, which are open to public all year round. The beautiful red castle is surrounded by rose beds, perennial beds, box plantations and many rhododendrons. A small goldfish pond near the Sound is a major attraction at the place. The place is visited by many tourists all through the year.

 

Konsthall

konsthallKonsthall is one of the largest exhibition halls for contemporary art in the entire Europe and is located in Malmö, Sweden. The exhibition hall was opened in 1975 and is one of the most visited places in the city of Malmö. The hall has brilliant lighting arrangements and offers generous space with high flexibility for the exhibitions held.

It has been the muse of many art patrons ever since it was opened and provides opportunities to have a look at the works of art by many eminent artists. The place is airy and very well lit. The place is a pleasure to visit and instills a sense of relaxation and peace while observing the modern art works. It provides a great option for the art lovers to stop over and have a look at the works of contemporary art by many artists, when visiting the city.

The centre for contemporary art has been designed by architect Klas Anshelm and constructed with simple and lighter materials like glass, concrete, aluminum and wood. The ceiling has been constructed as a latticework with natural as well as artificial sources of light. The height of the ceiling varies and the effect produced is mesmerizing.

Admission to the place is free and it offers an exhibition space with endless opportunities and possibilities. The exhibition hall arranges exhibitions of international levels that include classics of modern art as well as contemporary experiments. Malmö Konsthall is an ideal tourist spot for the people visiting the city.

 
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