The Gefion Fountain

The Gefion Fountain near Kastellet and The Statue of Frederik IX,, at the end of Amaliegade and with the English Church as a neighbor, is one of the most famous places in Copenhagen.

The fountain, which was financed by the Carlsberg Foundation, among other things, was created by the sculptor Anders Bundgaards between 1897 and 1908, when it was unveiled. The motif is the Old Norse goddess Gefion, who plowed all of Zealand out of Sweden. Gefion transformed her four sons into strong oxes and had them plow so deep that they lifted the land and pulled it out into the sea, where it formed Zealand.

This left a large hole in Sweden – Lake Vänern, which in outline resembles the coastline of Zealand.

Where:
Churchillparken, Esplanaden 19  in Langelinie Park next to Kastellet 

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