Today, Mom and I biked down to downtown Copenhagen. Let me just say that I survived. :)
We got down to the middle of the city. The Hans Christian Andersen statue in the middle of the main square.
This is the Radhus Plaza - the main City Hall of Copenhagen. The picture is taken from the start of the Storget - the Walking Street
Our first stop was Vor Frue Kirke - The Church of Our Lady
This church has the Christus and the Apostles that were sculpted by Bertel Thorvaldsen.
The Christus
The Baptism Font
Each of the Apostles is holding something special to them and their life. (I got all this information from the Church of Our Lady website.)
Peter (Petrus) - holding two keys in his hands: "I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven" - Matthew 16:19.
John (Johannes) - beardless and writing tablet with the eagle: He is youngest of the Apostles, and always portrayed without a beard. The writing tablet is because of his writing of his gospel and the eagle is the emblem of an evangelist.
Jacob (Iacobus) - walking stick, large-brimmed hat and looking away from Christ: He was traveler and many important pilgrimages. He looks with a stern look on those entering the church.
Andrew (Andreas) - large X-shaped cross - This alludes to his martyrdom when he was crucified in Greece.
Judas Thaddeus (Judas Thaddaeus) - hands in devotion and long-shafted axe: He is not to be confused with Judas Iscariot and has his hands up in devotion to Christ.
Simon Zealot (Simon Zelotes) - leaning on a saw: a legend states that he was executed by sawn in two.
Bartholomew (Bartholomaeus) - stares at a large-bladed knife gloomily - He was executed by the Persian King Astyages with a knife tearing his skin off.
Thomas (Thomas) - supporting his head with one hand and caring a square on his shoulder: the square is a tool that is used for proper building, which shows him as the doubter - being able to believe what you can measure or prove.
James (Iacobus) - leaning on a round staff: It is called a "fulling stick", used to beating wet knitted clothing to prove it was strong. He was killed by a fanatic with such a stick.
Philip (Philippus) - holding a small cross: He was crucified in Hierapolis.
Matthew (Matthaeus) - holding a writing tablet, bag of money at his feet and a winged child behind him: Writing down his Gospel is the tablet, the bag of many is because he was a tax collector and the winged child is to show he was an evangelist.
Paul (Paulus) - one hand raised and holding a sword: The one hand raised as if he is talking or arguing and the sword is because he was beheaded by Emperor Nero in Rome.
Next we went to the Round Tower. It was used as an Astronomy Tower. It is a wide ramp going up that could have taken four horse chariot up.
A little ways up is a view to the Church that the tower is connected to. More on that next week. :)
The ramp up the Round Tower.
The artifacts found in the Tower.
The center of the tower is completely hollow:
Hello Copenhagen!
The Church of Our Lady from the Round Tower.
The Stock Exchange and Church of our Savior.
The Astronomy Clock as you leave the tower.
We went home by the way of Rosenberg Castle. More about the inside later.
After dinner, we enjoyed watching "Foyle's War".
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