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PROMENADES.
Rosenborg Slots H a v e , Rosenborg Palace
Garden,
called also
Kongens Have, The King’s
Garden
,
alth o u g h not so extensive now by one
th ird as it w as in the days o f C hristian th e F o u rth ,
is still o f g re at extent considering it is situ ate
alm ost in the h e a rt of the city.
T h e two public
entrances are from K ro iip rin dsesseg ade an d the
0 s te r v o ld , w hich rem ain open from an early h ou r
in the m o rn in g till h a lf an h o u r b efore sunset. T h e
fine trees, sh ru b s and flowers, and b ro a d w alks, ren d er
th is g arden an excellent and ag reeable p rom en a d e;
y e t it is no t so frequented as one w ould su p p o se:
this is p ro b ab ly on account o f its being th e re g u la r
re so rt o f se rv an t m aids and children,
bonnes
and
b a b ie s, and to such a degree as to hav e obtained
for it, no t unap tly, the nam e o f "e n Am m estue,”
or " a N u rse ry :” in E ng lish the
bon mot
w ould be
im prov ed b y "N u rse ry G ard en.”
In the centre,
su rroun ded by tre e s, is a circu lar basin, in the
m iddle o f w hich stands a gro u p in bronze, a B oy