Gefion Fountain is the largest monument in Copenhagen and tells the story of the creation of Zealand, the island on which Copenhagen is located. The goddess Gefjon is shown driving a team of oxen (who, according to legend, are her sons. She turned them into oxen for plowing. I guess they're more useful that way). Anyway, the fountain was one of several landmarks we saw that was built by a brewery (Carlsberg, in this case).
Nearby was St. Alban's Church, which surprisingly, is part of The Church of England. Something like 75% of the country is Lutheran, so this church is definitely an anomaly.
emilirwin
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15 Apr 2020
July 05, 2015
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Gefion Fountain is the largest monument in Copenhagen and tells the story of the creation of Zealand, the island on which Copenhagen is located. The goddess Gefjon is shown driving a team of oxen (who, according to legend, are her sons. She turned them into oxen for plowing. I guess they're more useful that way). Anyway, the fountain was one of several landmarks we saw that was built by a brewery (Carlsberg, in this case).
Nearby was St. Alban's Church, which surprisingly, is part of The Church of England. Something like 75% of the country is Lutheran, so this church is definitely an anomaly.
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