I wish I could claim skill here, but the fact is I got lucky. Leaving Sankt Nikolaj Church behind I went to the art supply store on Strøget. It is on the second floor and as I walked back down I wondered what the stair looked like if I looked up. Oh my!
The combination of natural and artificial light just happened. I framed the shot, tweaked the buttons a bit to get more light than with auto focus and there you are…
Aren’t all those towers just fun? 🙂
Still at Nikolaj Kirke – Copenhagen is called the City of Towers and traditionally we have always put copper on the roofs. Therefore we are a city of green towers – very recognizable.
The first Sankt Nikolaj Church was built in the 13’th century. It’s the third oldest church in Copenhagen. Consider that… About 900 years old and there are two churches that are older!
Saint Nikolaj Church lies in the very center of Copenhagen but just like another of the most central churches, Helligåndskirken, is no longer functions as one. Today it serves as an exhibition hall. It also houses a café with outdoor serving on a quiet, leafy square just of Strøget, the main shopping street.
I brought my camera with me on a day in the early fall when I was shopping for art supplies and had fun with the towers.
This alley caught my eye purely by chance. I’m not even sure I could find it again. Apart from it being far too clean, this must be what streets often looked like in the old days.
This is the first time on this blog I’ve covered the main landmark of Christianshavn – the tower of The Church of Our Savior (Vor Frelser Kirke). It is possible to walk up the spiral staircase and you might be able to make out the people on the picture.
Back to Christanshavn – home of the old houses and narrow canals.
The water between Denmark and Sweden is very shallow. This is the reason for the construction to the right. It’s a pier for jumping in the water and for tanning out of the wind. The construction is a pretty amazing piece of architecture and I need to go back one day with my camera and spend some time.
It wasn’t really fall just yet, but it wasn’t summer anymore. Perhaps you can tell by the light.
Another shot from my ‘back yard’, Amager Beach.You just might be able to make out Sweden across the water.
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