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The Round Tower

Observatory · Kultorvet ·

The Round Tower

Observatory · Kultorvet ·
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"Walking along the winding streets of central Copenhagen , you will invariable chance upon the 17th-century Round Tower, with an observation deck that affords great views over the city and to Sweden in the distance. To reach the top, you walk up an interior spiral ramp with no stairs, designed to allow horses and carts in earlier times to ascend to the library and observatory, and today kids have great fun racing up and down the cobbles. The tower is also the site of an annual unicycle race. The record round-trip time so far: just under one minute 50 seconds."

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Historic tower with spiral ramp, observatory, and city views

city views
spiral ramp
historical landmark
art gallery
observatory
church
inexpensive
glass floor
Google Rating
4.5 (27.1K)
Yelp Rating
4.3
Featured in Afar
Featured in

Købmagergade 52A, 1150 København, Denmark Get directions

$

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The Round Tower by rosieL (Atlas Obscura User)
The Round Tower by katielou106 (Atlas Obscura User)
The Round Tower by ATLAS_OBSCURA
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The Round Tower by Jaszmina Szendrey (Atlas Obscura User)
The Round Tower by eringleeson14 (Atlas Obscura User)
The Round Tower by Photo courtesy of Thomas Hoyrup Christensen/Copenhagen Media Center
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