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Christians Kirke
Designed by the Danish architect Nicolai Eigtved, Christians Kirke was completed in 1759. It once served the local German congregation and has a large, theatre-like rococo interior.
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Frederiksstaden
Behind the bustle of Nyhavn is the city's poshest quarter, Frederiksstaden, home to the royal family, a grand marble church and other historic sites.
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Helligåndskirken
The Church of the Holy Spirit, located opposite clothing store H&M, dates from the 15th century and sits on the site of an even older monastery founded in the 13th century. It often hosts secondhand book sales.
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Latin Quarter
With its cafés and secondhand book and clothes shops, the Latin Quarter (north of Strøget, around the old campus of Københavns Universitet or Copenhagen University) is a great area for some leisurely ambling. The university, which was founded in 1479, has largely outgrown its original quarters and moved to a new campus on Amager, but parts of the old campus, including the law department, remain here.
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Vor Frelsers Kirke
A few minutes southwest of Christiania is the 17th-century Vor Frelsers Kirke. The church has a grand interior that includes an elaborately carved pipe organ dating from 1698 and an ornate baroque altar with marble cherubs and angels.
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