Internationally, Copenhagen might well be most famous for two things - the small and unimposing, but endearing Little Mermaid statue that celebrates the tragic heroine of one of Hans Christian Andersen’s stories,
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and Christiania, a partially self-governed neighbourhood/state created in 1971 in abandoned military barracks that is famous for its communal spirit and hippy aesthetics. Other landmarks include the Kronborg, a UNESCO protected Renaissance castle rumoured to be the perfect setting for Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, and the iconic Arken Museum of Modern Art, designed by Søren Robert Lund and opened in 1996.
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