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Physics tour in CPH

Historical Sites of Physical Science in Copenhagen

The Physical Tourist, A Science Guide for the Traveler edited by John S. Rigden and Roger H. Stuewer. Birkhäuser Verlag Basel, Switzerland.

Bredgade 62

Our physical tour of Copenhagen starts at Bredgade 62, the building of the former Kirurgisk Akademi…
Ved Stranden 14

Niels Bohr was born here on October 7, 1885, when it was still the home of the Adler family, his…
Dantes Plads - The Royal Danish Academy

From its foundation in 1742, the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters has played an…
Klareboderne / Købmagergade - birthplace of Niels Stensen

On the street Klareboderne, close to its intersection with Købmager-gade, there is a plaque on the…
Købmagergade 52A - The Round Tower

To the right of the entrance to the Round Tower there is a bust of Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) by S.…
Store Kannikestræde 16

Danish astronomer Ole Rømer (1644-1710) studied at the University of Copenhagen. He assisted Erasmu…
Vor Frue Kirke

Ole Rømer was given a state funeral and was buried in Vor Frue Kirke (the Cathedral of Our Lady).…
Studiestræde 6 - Hans Christian Ørsted

Ørsted discovered aluminum in 1825 in the Chemistry Laboratory of the University situated in the…
Ørstedparken, Nørre Voldgade - The statue of Hans Christian Ørsted

This park is named after the two Ørsted brothers, Hans Christian (1777-1851) and Anders Sandøe…
Øster Voldgade 4A - Rosenborg Castle

Now a museum, this castle houses the Danish Royal Collections. In its basement, which also contains…
Øster Voldgade 5-7 - Geological Museum

The present Geological Museum was opened in 1893 and was called the Mineralogical Museum, an…
Observatory on Østervold - Øster Voldgade 3

The University of Copenhagen Observatory on Østervold was erected in the years 1859-1861 on one of…
Polyteknisk Læreanstalt, Sølvtorvet, Sølvgade 83

These buildings date to 1890, with the physics wing on the left and the chemistry wing on the right…
The Niels Bohr Institute at Blegdamsvej 17

The Niels Bohr Institute at Blegdamsvej 17 was established for Niels Bohr and inaugurated in 1921 a…
Assistens Kirkegård, Kapelvej 2 - The Bohr family grave

The first area of this cemetery was established in 1760 as an overflow cemetery for the churches of…
Gamle Carlsbergvej - The Carlsberg Honorary Residence

The Carlsberg Brewery was established by Jacob Christian Jacobsen (1811-1887) in Valby, just outsid…
Appendix. Museums of Related Interest

Museums beyond the Center of Copenhagen of Related Interest: The Ole Rømer Museum, The Tycho Brahe…

Written by Felicity Pors, Academic Assistant and Finn Aaserud, former Director of the Niels Bohr Archive.

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