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Wonderful Copenhagen |
| Ørsted
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The monument over Hans Christian Ørsted
stands on the former Holck's Bastion. It was designed by Jens
Adolf Jerichau and erected in 1876, when work on the park just
started. The monument consists of a bronze statue of Ørsted
mounted on a granite plinth. Ørsted is seen demonstrating the
effect of an electric current on a magnetic needle. With his
hands he is connecting the wires from an electric battery,
thereby making a magnet oscillate. At the foot of the statue sit
the three Norns or goddesses of destiny in Norse mythology, Urðr
(the past) who is noting the past, and Ørsted's name, on a
tablet, Verðandi (the present), who with her distaff is spinning
the thread of fate, and Skuld (the future), who is silently
awaiting the fullness of time with a rune stick in her hand.
You will also find more
pictures from the park area and other statues
Click on the picture to
have a larger version - there are also some panoramic ones
| Zahle |
The
two Ørsted brothers |
Thorvaldsen |
Hvidt |
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