Thursday, June 18, 2009

Let there be light


Queen Louise's Bridge spanning Peblingesø (Peblinge Lake, pebling was a student in a grammar school) is one fine bridge, and these old lamp posts are great. The bridge was built in 1885-1887 and named after King Frederik IX's Queen. It was designed by architect Vilhelm Dahlerup, who also designed the Dragon Lamps of a previous post. On the bridge are 8 of these lamps and 4 flag poles.


On the lamp posts are details like these.
Indsendt af Unknown kl. 05:00
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12 comments:

  1. magiceye18/6/09 07:19

    very pretty...
    wonderfully composed!

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  2. VP18/6/09 07:54

    Beautiful lamp post, the details in the second photo are excellent.

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  3. joo18/6/09 08:19

    Wow, I wonder why I heven't visited Copenhagen so far! Excellent details!

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  4. Trojan Gordon18/6/09 12:42

    beautiful lamps Chris - I love the details

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  5. Hilda18/6/09 16:47

    Copenhagen seems to have some of the most fascinating lamps in the world! Though those dragon lamps (both the old one and the very modern one) are still my favorites.

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  6. Lowell18/6/09 17:11

    I love this stuff! I get really tired of the lazy, utilitarian crap they put up around here...

    Let your lamps be a light unto our path!

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  7. Frank18/6/09 17:31

    The details of the suits of armour are really good but I especially like the lion from the sqaure. Nice shots.

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  8. Rajesh18/6/09 20:21

    Beautiful lamp posts. Good to know the history.

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  9. Clueless in Boston19/6/09 03:28

    The lamps are gorgeous and some of the best I've seen anywhere. A great way for a king to honor his queen.

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  10. henny19/6/09 07:42

    Indeed, nice lamp poles. Not only the lamp details, but also the pole itself. Are the details in 2nd photo so small, I can't see them in the 1st photo.

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  11. Unknown21/6/09 14:51

    Thanks for the comments. I'm sorry I've taken my time to answer, but as said before, my work keeps me a bit busy at the time.

    @Henny: These details are really small and on the base of the lamp, so that's why you can't see them on the first photo.

    @Asta: There have been a bridge here since the lakes were created as part of the defenses around Copenhagen. The one before this one was actually not so much a bridge but more like two lanes on an earthern rampart. It couldn't take the increasing traffic so it was replaced with this one.

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  12. Rob21/6/09 15:10

    Amazing details, makes for a pretty city.

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