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M ilitary as an exercise ground and for r e v ie w s ;
Ladegaardsveien
,
leading u p to the F o lk o n e er-
a llé e , &c.
Frederiksberg Slot.
The road to this palace
is through the West Gate, after passing which a
short distance from the draw-bridge is seen on the
left Tivoli, and, opposite, a small building for the
use in summer of the members of the King’s Club.
A little further, on the left, is the entrance to the
Roeskilde Railway Station, opposite to which, in
the centre of the road, stands the Obelisk, called
Frihedsstøtten
,
or The Pillar of Liberty, raised
by the peasants in commemoration of their emanci
pation from villenage by Christian the Seventh and
Frederik the Sixth, then Crown Prince.
The
Obelisk, which rests on a pedestal of Norwegian
marble, is 48 feet high, and bears on its sides
suitable inscriptions.
On the east and west sides
of the pedestal are
basreliefs
,
representing a Serfs
release from Vassalage, and the Goddess of Justice:
and the four corners are decorated with four
marble figures representing Fidelity, Patriotism,
Agriculture, and Bravery.
A bo ut m idw ay on the V esterbro, on the left,
is a larg e buff b u ild in g , enclosed by a railing,
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