Royal Square in Copenhagen

The New Royal Square or Congens Nutorv is Copenhagen’s main and largest square. It was built over three hundred years ago. Congens Nyutorv occupies 32 acres, and it overlooks thirteen streets of the city.

On Congens-Nutorv concentrated many attractions of the city. The most famous of them are the Royal Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater) and the Charlottenborg Palace (Charlottenborg Slot). The new Royal Square is best suited to begin exploring the pedestrian street of Strø get, which has a large number of shops and restaurants.

In the center of the square stands an equestrian statue depicting King Christian V - it was by his order that Congens-Nutorv was built. The first statue of the king was made of lead and installed in the square in 1688, but over time the monument began to slide down. In 1946, the lead statue was replaced by an exact bronze replica.