Slotsassistenten. 1
—6
Personer 2 Kr.; 7—14 Per
soner 4 Kr.
Slotsparken,
der regnes for den smukkeste Park
i Danmark, udmærker sigj ved sin sjældne Be
voksning, sine høje Træer og pragtfulde Alléer,
især »Sukkenes Allé« og »Eremitage-Allé« ned til
»Kongebroen« ved Bredden af Esrom) Sø. Indenfor
dens Omraade findes store Anlæg i gammel fransk
og engelsk Stil, og talrige Skulpturer smykker Al
léer og Gange. Tæt ved Slottet staar Wiedewelts
to Kolossalstatuer af »Danmark« og »Norge«, og i
Nordmandsdalen,
et ejendommeligt og tidspræget
Parti af Parken, staar 69 Sandstensfigurer af nor
ske, færingske og islandske Bondetyper opstillet i
Kreds om en Sejrssøjle. Rundt omkring i Parken
er desuden i nyere Tid opstillet flere Buster. — I
Marmorhaven
— kun tilgængelig ved Henvendelse
til Slotsgartneren — findes talrige Billedhugger
arbejder.
4. Til Roskilde og Roskilde Domkirke.
Fra Hovedbanegaarden % Times Kørsel (med
Hurtigtog K Time) til
Roskilde,
Købstad med ca.
15,000 Indbg., smukt beliggende ved Bunden af den
herlige Roskilde Fjord. Byen hører til Danmarks
ældste, idet den allerede i 10. Aarli. var en betyde
lig Havneplads og Residensstad for Ivong Harald
Blaatand, der her havde bygget sin Kongsgaard
og den første Kirke, som var af Træ. I det 11. Aar-
hundrede rejstes en Tufstenskirke paa den gamles
Plads, og et Hundrede Aar senere lagdes Grund
stenen til den nuværende
Roskilde Domkirke.
Den er opført i Slutningen af 12. og Begyndelsen
af 13. Aarliundrede. Med
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sine senere Tilføjelser af
Kapeller og Sideskibe helt op til vore Dage staar
den nu paa en Maade som en imponerende Illu
stration til dansk Arkitekturs Historie gennem
syv Aarhundreder. Samtidig er den ved de tal
rige Begravelser, den rummer, blevet hele Lan
dets Kirke — Danmarks St. Denis og Westmin-
ster. Henved et Hundrede kongelige, fyrstelige
og nationalhistoriske Personer har her fundet
deres sidste Hvilested — for Størstedelen bisat
i pragtfulde Sarkofager og rigt udsmykkede Ka
peller. Adskillige af Danmarks mest fremragende
Ivunslnere, Billedhuggere, Malere og Kunsthaand-
værkere, har her — ligesom flere udenlandske
Kunstnere — sat saavel de afdøde som sig selv et
varigt Eftermæle, der til alle Tider vil fylde Be
skueren med Beundring og Andagt. Men først og
sidst er det dog selve det høje og lyse Kirkerum
med sit skønne Korparti, der øver den mest impo
nerende Virkning over Sindet.
situated in an elevated position, by the Esrom
lake, and is surrounded by large woods, and its
own uniquely beautiful park. It was erected by
Frederik IV in Italian style, commenced 1720 and
later extended and rebuilt 1753—57. When tlie
royal family which occasionally lives there in the
autumn, is not in residence, the interior is shown
on application to the place attendants,
1—6
persons
Kr.
2
. 7—14 persons Kr. 4.
Slotsparken,
the palace park, is reckoned as one
the most beautiful parks in Denmark. It is re
markable for its wonderful growth, its trees and
magnificent avenues, especially "Sukkenes Allé”
(the avenue of sighs) and "Eremitage Allé”
which leads down to tlie royal landing stage
on tlie Esrom lake. Numerous pieces of sculpture
adorn the avenues and walks. Glose to the palace
stand Wiedewelt’s two huge statues representing
Denmark and Norway, and in the
Normandsdalen
stand 69 sandstone figures of Norwegian, Færoese
and Icelandic peasant types arranged in a circle
round a triumphal column. In the
marble garden
(on ly accessible on application to the palace gård
ener) there are numerous pieces of sculpture.
4. To Roskilde and the Rosk ilde Cathedral.
From the central railway station 45 minutes trip
(half an liour by express train) to
Roskilde,
a town
with about 15.000 inhabitants, beautifully situated
down a typical Danish fiord. The town is one of
the oldest in Denmark; as early as in the lOth
century it was an important harbour and the seat
of residence of King Harald Bluetooth, who here
built his royal castle, and the first church which
was of wrood. In the 11th century a tuffstone
church was erected on the site of the old church,
and a hundred years later the foundation stone of
the present Roskilde Cathedral was laid.
The Cathedral
was erected at the end of the
12th and the beginning of the 13th century. With
its later additions of chapels and side aisles, it
now constitutes an imposing illustration to the
history of Danish architecture through seven
centuries. It has also become the national church
— Denmark’s St. Denis and Westminster Abbey
— about a hundred royal and national historical
personages having found their last resting place
here — the greater part of thern reposing within
magnificent sarcophagi in richly decorated chapels.
Several of Denmark’s most prominent artists,
sculptors, painters and craftsmen, have here —
together with several foreign artists — established
for the dead and incidentally themselves by
their works, permanent posthumous renown,
which at all times will inspire feelings of admi-
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