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Bohind Ihc grcat Tragcdian’s back, at the far­ ther end of Ihe place slrelehes a pier, from which most of the coasting steamers start. But the flrst and largest Square in Ihe metropolis is Kjong e n s Ny l o r v (Th e Ki n g sNewMarke t ) . This may indeed he regarded as one of the handsomest places in Europe, allhough neither the Theatre nor Ihc Ho v e dv a g t e n (Tli c Mai n- gua r d - hous e ) can he considered as emhellish- ments, vvhile the equestrian slaluc ereeted to immortalize King Christian the V is certainly neither imposant nor ornamental, bul serves perhaps lo render oven more grateful lo Ihc eye the fresh green lavvn and pretty flovvers which surround it. Amager l orv and Høibr op 1ad s are marketplaces for the sale of vegetables, fruil and fish; Gammel t orv og Nyt orv (The Old and New Market) are for the sale of poul- tryeggs, farmproduee and butehermeat. In the midde of the marketplace is a fountain which is allowed lo spring on festiveoccasions, playingwilh golden halls to the grcat delighi of all children and many age-dimmed eye. On the West side of this marketplace is the Town-IIall. From this last named marketplace a few steps up Nørregade (Norlh St.) lead us lo Fruepi ads (The PI a c e of o ur Lady), where the University with ils chasle facade stands; Fruekirke (the church of our Lady) with its famous fronlispicce and the