A poet

 

In Søndermarken Park in Copenhagen a statue of Danish writer and poet Adam Oehlenschläger look at the Copenhagen Zoo and Frederiksberg Palace, home to the Army Officer School. Adam Oehlenschläger (1779-1850) was the writer that introduced romanticism in Danish litterature and is best known for the poem Guldhornene and the national anthem Der er et yndigt land.

Like a fish out of the water

The Copenhagen Zoo is situated in Frederiksberg and is located on just over 11 hectares next to Frederiksberg Slot. It was founded in 1859 and is one of the oldest zoos in Europe.

It is the only zoo outside of Australia that has Tasmanian Devils in captivity and also has rare species such as the Okapi, Musk Ox and Amur Leopard.

In this photograph one can see the zebra in winter time with the characteristic Zoo Tower from 1905, an observation tower built entirely out of wood in the background.

-RS

150 years old

This year Copenhagen Zoo celebrates its 150 years birthday. It was founded September 20th 1859 by ornithologist Niels Kjærbølling in a pleasure garden right next to Frederiksberg Castle and it started out with only a few animals; a fox in a chain, a seal in a bathtub and a number of stuffed birds in a pavilion. Today the Zoo is open 365 days a year, it is spread over 11ha of former park, the animals are numerous and from all parts of the World and it gets 11 mio guests each year. The Zoo Tower shown here was built in 1905 and can be seen from all over Copenhagen, mainly due to the fact that the Zoo is placed on top of Valby Hill. In the days, or maybe weeks to come, I'll show you some of my photos of the animals kept in this Zoo.