When I was in Denmark I wanted to visit and buy something from the famous Royal Copenhagen, officially the Royal Porcelain Factory (Danish: Den Kongelige Porcelainsfabrik). This is a manufacturer of porcelain products that was founded in Copenhagen 1 May 1775 under the protection of Queen Juliane Marie. I have to tell that every little peace is gorgeous but so expensive. Anyway I have bought some things and I treasure them. The mark of the factory is three wavy lines above each other, symbolizing Denmark’s three straits: Oresund, the Great Belt and the Little Belt and it is blue. The most beautiful things to my eyes are the blue and white porcelain. From the 17th century, Europeans were fascinated by the blue and white and white porcelain exported from China during the Ming and Qing dynasties, but Danes had to discover for themselves how to produce this. In 1790, Royal Copenhagen brought out its now famous Flora Danica, the most famous line of objects of the factory. “Flora Danica porcelain. Made 1790-1803 at the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, decorated with botanical drawings of Denmark's flora. Tradition has it that it was commissioned as a gift for Catherine the Great of Russia, who died, however, before the set was finished.”
The Sound (locally known as Sundet, Danish Øresund, or Swedish Öresund), is the strait that separates the Danish island Zealand from the southern Swedish province of Scania. Its width is just 4 kilometres at the narrowest point between Helsingør, Denmark, and Helsingborg, Sweden. The Øresund Bridge was inaugurated in 2000, by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark – it was the longest bridge/tunnel in the World and was a link between Copenhagen and Malmö.
55.678517,12.521183 Click for Google Maps or use numbers on your GPS to navigate.The Sound (locally known as Sundet, Danish Øresund, or Swedish Öresund), is the strait that separates the Danish island Zealand from the southern Swedish province of Scania. Its width is just 4 kilometres at the narrowest point between Helsingør, Denmark, and Helsingborg, Sweden. The Øresund Bridge was inaugurated in 2000, by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark – it was the longest bridge/tunnel in the World and was a link between Copenhagen and Malmö.
Wikipedia For more information, links, pictures and many more Wikipedia is the perfect site to be informed.
Official Site For visiting information (like fees and open days and times) use the official site.
Denmark For travel information, the official site of the National Tourist Board, is the perfect location.
Denmark For travel information, the official site of the National Tourist Board, is the perfect location.
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