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Rundetaarn: The Round Tower
Rundetaarn: The Round Tower
Science History Tour 2007
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Rundetaarn: The Round Tower
Rundetaarn: The Round Tower
• The great builder of Copenhagen, King Christian IV, laid the first stone of the Round Tower in 1637
stone of the Round Tower in 1637.
• The 36 metre high tower was completed as an observatory 1642. • The tower is connected to the Trinitatis church building in the old Latin quarter and right in the heart of Copenhagen.
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• The Round Tower is built with a 210 metre long spiral stairway, which leads to the top
which leads to the top. • In 1716, the royal Empress Katharina drove up to the top of the T
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front, on horseback, to enjoy the beautiful view over Copenhagen.