Friday 13 July 2012

The 6 day trip to Denmark and the United Kingdom - the afternoon of the first day - the Langeline esplanaden, the Gefion springvandet and Sankt Albans kirke - the 19th of June 2012



We kept on walking along the Langeline promenade until we reached a  column commemorating the death of admiral Ivar Aruitfeldt and his men in a naval battle. We then sat down admiring the view and relaxing for a few moments before heading towards the Gefion's fountain and Sankt Albans kirke, which we could already see from the distance.






















































The 1908 Ander's Bungaards' Gefion fountain is very impressive not only in size but in regards to the legend of the Scandinavian mythical Goddess by the same name.

According to the legend the King of Sweden is said to have promised her as much land as she might be able to plough in one night. She is then said to have changed her four sons into oxen having harnessed them to a plough. By morning she had ploughed a considerable amount of land, which she is said to have picked up and thrown into the sea, thus having formed the island of Zealand.
















































We decided to visit the 1887 Gothic church, which was built to serve the city's Anglican community and was named after  Saint Alban, a 4th century Roman who converted to Christianity suffered a martyr's death.


I was not so impressed with its interior as I was with its outside and yet it was interesting to have found out that it was a gift from Edward, prince of Wales, who was then vying for the hand of Princess Alexandra, the daughter of the  Christian IX, whom he would later marry, having ascended to the throne of England in 1901 as Edward VII.











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