København

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

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.

. 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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