Danish Culture Canon

fairy tale by H. C. Andersen

Lego (, ; ; stylised as LEGO) is a brand of plastic construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. Lego consists of variously coloured interlocking plastic bricks made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) that accompany an array of gears, figurines called minifigures, and various other parts. Its pieces can be assembled and connected in many ways to construct objects, including vehicles, buildings, and working robots. Assembled Lego models can be taken apart, and their pieces can be reused to create new constructions.

bridge–tunnel road and railway crossing of the Great Belt in Denmark

public university in Aarhus, Denmark

1987 film by Gabriel Axel

late Nordic Bronze Age artifact discovered in Denmark

1987 film directed by Bille August

1998 film by Thomas Vinterberg

ballet by Filippo Taglioni, Adolphe Nourrit, and Jean Schneitzhoeffer

1998 film by Lars von Trier

cathedral of Copenhagen and the National Cathedral of Denmark

1st published work of S. Kierkegaard (pen name Victor Eremita) in 2 volumes in 1843; outlines a theory of human existence, marked by the distinction between a hedonistic, aesthetic mode of life and the ethical life predicated upon commitment

1943 film by Carl Theodor Dreyer

city hall

1966 Danish drama film directed by Henning Carlsen

list of the most important cultural heritage works of Denmark

5 viking ships found in Roskilde Fjord, Denmark 1962

book

right|thumb|200px|The central axis of Frederiksstaden as seen from Frederik's Church.Frederiksstaden is a district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Constructed during the reign of Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in Europe and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.

plastic chair created by the Danish designer Verner Panton in the 1967s

Maskarade (Masquerade) is an opera in three acts by Carl Nielsen to a Danish libretto by Vilhelm Andersen, based on the comedy by Ludvig Holberg. It was first performed on 11 November 1906 at Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen. Maskarade has enjoyed enduring popularity in Denmark where it is considered to be the country's national opera.

forest park north of Copenhagen, Denmark

1925 film by Carl Theodor Dreyer

Danish TV series (1978-1982)

thumb|Illuminated sign for PH Lampen (Louis Poulsen brand name for Henningsen lamps) The PH-lamp is a term for light fixtures designed by Danish designer and writer Poul Henningsen. The term is sometimes used to refer to any lamp designed by Henningsen, or specially Henningsen's three-shade lamp series. The lamps are produced by Louis Poulsen.

1946 film by Bjarne Henning-Jensen, Jon Iversen

1981 film by Nils Malmros

work by Danish composer Carl Nielsen

church in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality, Denmark

statue by Bertel Thorvaldsen

Danish play by Ludvig Holberg

Glorup is a manor house located between Nyborg and Svendborg in the south-east of the Danish island Funen. Rebuilt to the design of Nicolas-Henri Jardin and his pupil Christian Josef Zuber in 1763–65, it is considered one of the finest Baroque complexes in Denmark and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.

Danish novel by Johannes V. Jensen

cemetery in Gentofte, Denmark

sculpture in Amalienborg Square, Copenhagen

1947 urban plan for Copenhagen, Denmark

painting by Vilhelm Hammershøi, Ordrupgaard

1952 Donald Duck comic book story by Carl Barks

Antikrist () is the only opera by Danish composer Rued Langgaard. It was composed in 1921–23 and reworked in 1926–30, but despite several attempts by the composer to have it performed, the work was not premiered until many years after Langgaard's death. Today, it is considered Langgaard's principal work and is included in the Danish Culture Canon; it was the first Danish opera recorded on DVD in 2002.

1947 film by Johan Jacobsen

1829 short story by Steen Steensen Blicher

Orchestral music - Hans Christian Lumbye

Brumleby is an enclave of terraced houses in Copenhagen, Denmark, located between Øster Allé and Østerbrogade, just south of Parken Stadium and St. James' Church. Built for indigent workers by the Danish Medical Association from 1854 to 1872, it is one of the earliest examples of social housing in Denmark and became a model for later projects.

painting by Christen Købke

opera by Peter Arnold Heise

1674 memoir

1971 film by Jannik Hastrup

painting by Laurits Andersen Ring

Danish architect