Norway, Sweden, and Denmark- with excursions to Iceland and Spitzbergen; handbook for travellers (1909) (14756509596)
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Title: Norway, Sweden, and Denmark: with excursions to Iceland and Spitzbergen ; handbook for travellers
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Publisher: Leipzig : K. Baedeker London : Dulau and Co. New York : C. Scribner's Sons
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— 58Kil. Helsinger. The stationis on the quay. Custom-house for travellers from Sweden. Helsinger. — Bail. Best., good; Jernbane-Bot., by the station andthe quay, Hot. Bresund, Sten-Gade 53, both good, R. 2-3, B. V4-I, D.2-3 kr.; H6t. du Nord; Hot. Hammersheij, 10 min. from the station; allwith cafes. Helsinger is an old trading town with 14,500 inhab. and largedocks, on the narrowest, part of the Sound. To the N.E. of the town, 20 min. from the station, followingthe rails round the quay, we reach the picturesque and conspicuous*Kronborg, built under Frederick II. in 1574-85, probably by Ant.Obergen, a Dutchman, and restored after a fire by Christian IV. in1635-37. The castle is constructed of Norwegian and Gotland sand-stone, and is enclosed by ramparts and broad moats. Entering the precincts by the chief W. gateway, we turn to theleft, pass through a long archway and a Renaissance gateway, andin 5 min. reach the picturesque inner court, with turrets, gables, Int Ujl 6tnmarstorp-
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1.500.000 mom PngMFQ. feoSra.-TjA Anstaltv™ Eteograph Wa.gTLii- £ X>et=s,J>-ipzig to Helsinger. HORNB^EK. 70. Route. 425 and church-spire, almost all dating from the time, of Christian IV.The rest of the castle, chiefly used as barracks, presents little at-traction. (Tickets in the inner court, first door on the left: picture-gallery, chapel, and tower 30 e.; chapel alone 20 m.; casemates,l-8pers. 25 0. each, 9-14 pers. 20 0. each.) The Castle Chapel hasgalleries, pulpit, and stalls of painted and gilded wood-carving,executed by German masters under Christian IV., and restored in1843. The rooms once used by the royal family contain chimney-pieces of the time of Christian IV., many unimportant pictures, astatue of Shakspeare by Hasselriis, etc. — From the flat roof 0the S.W. Tower (145 steps) we have an extensive *View of theSound, from the island of Hven to the Kullen, and of the woodedcoast of Zealand. The Flag Battery (where the guns must not he approached), to theright o
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