Perspektiv. Det er simpelthen hele København,
»Byen med de skønne Taarne«, der viser sig for
hans indre Øje paa een Gang, »Kongens By«, som
en ældre Tid kaldte den, og som den endnu be
nævnes i hele Sydsverige fra den Tid Skaane hørte
til Danmark. Det er Byen ved Øresund, med H a
vets frie Pust gennem sine plane Gader, med alt
det grønne, med Parker og Haver og Promenader,
med de luftige Bøgeskove i sin Periferi og med sin
ering over the metropolis. Gradually the mist lifts,
dissolving in a bluish haze and finally dispersing
in the ever free and fresh air of he seaport.
The whole of this picture will always charm
and captivate the visitor even it is not known be-
forehand what the objects seen represent. But for
those who know the place the effect is doubly
charming. Not only what is seen of the city at the
moment acquires significance, but also what is
Vor Frelsers Kirke. — The Church of our Saviour. — L’Eglise de Notre Sauveur. — Die Erloserkirche.
hævdvundne Kultur og glorrige Historie præget
endnu i de væsentligste Træk — fra den myndige
Biskop Absalon grundlagde den paa den nuvæ
rende Slotsholm til den nu spænder over 8000 ha
Land og rummer 725,000 Indbyggere.
Saadan viser København sig for den stedkendte
en Morgen, da han gaar i Land paa Toldboden.
Han er en Mand, der maaske har været længere
Tid borte, men han ha r alligevel ingenting glemt
af sin By. Fra Toldboden agter han sig ud paa
Frederiksberg. Det er en lang Vej gennem hele
den indre, gamle By, over Raadhuspladsen, det
moderne Centrum, og videre ad Vesterbrogade og
Frederiksberg Allé til Frederiksberg Have. Men
han har Tiden for sig, det er tidligt paa Dagen,
actually known of it plays into the picture, giving
it a deeper perspective. It is, as it were, a revelation
of the whole of Copenhagen, »the city of beautiful
towers«, which immediately opens to his m ind’s
eye. ”The King’s Copenhagen”, as a former gener
ation dubbed it, and as it is still termed in South
Sweden from the time Scania belonged to Den-
mark. It is the city by the Sound with the free air
of the sea pervading its level streets, with its many
green spaces, parks, gardens and promenades, its
lofty beech woods situated out in the periphery
of the town, and w ith is time honoured culture
and glorious history still bearing the stamp in its
essential features from the time of its foundation
by the imperious Bishop Absalon on the district
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