Copenhagen - National Museum and City Hall: Wednesday 3 October

On our last day in Copenhagen (for this trip!) We visited the National Museum twice and enjoyed a tour of the Copenhagen Radhus (City Hall).

Statue of St Absalon, outside the Radhus

Statue in the Radhus square

We spent the morning in the museum and then, since there was still plenty to see, we returned after the city hall tour. It describes itself as 'the largest museum of cultural history in Denmark' and it certainly covers a wide range of eras and cultures.

Some of the highlights were:

Stuffed lynx

Mary and the Saints c.1425AD, North German altarpiece

St George c1500, Danish

Drinking horn c1500

Griffins, found in southern Italy, 600-550 BC

After lunch in the museum cafe, we adjourned to the Radhus where we joined a group for a very interesting tour.

The Radhus was built in 1905 and our tour started in the Main Hall before progressing upstairs through the Reading Room with Denmark's oldest toilet (male only!), the kitchen and the council chambers. The building is decorated with ceramic friezes, statues, portraits and mosaics, and was well worth a visit.

In the Main Hall of the Radhus

After our return visit to the National Museum we had a much needed rest in our hotel before enjoying dinner at the Brasserie Royal.