Rundetaarn
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The Round Tower () is a 17th-century tower in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the many architectural projects of Christian IV. Built as an astronomical observatory, it is noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the platform at the top (34.8 meters above ground), and its views over Copenhagen.
Key facts
- Historic building.image
- Copenhagen - Rundetårn - 2013.jpg
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- Denmark Copenhagen
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- Location within Copenhagen
- Historic building.former_names
- Stellaburgis Hafniens
- Historic building.architect
- Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger
- Historic building.client
- Christian IV of Denmark
- Historic building.construction_start_date
- 1637
- Historic building.completion_date
- 1642
- Historic building.architectural_style
- Dutch Baroque
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- History
- Background
- Planning and preparations
- Construction phase
- Time as an observatory
- Demise and later years
- Notable ascents
- Architecture
- Spiral ramp
- Observation deck
- Observatory
- Rebus inscription
- Toilet
- The Round Tower today
- Public observatory
- Exhibitions and concerts
- Views
- Rundetaarn Unicycle Race
- Cultural references
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Round Tower () is a 17th-century tower in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the many architectural projects of Christian IV. Built as an astronomical observatory, it is noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the platform at the top (34.8 meters above ground), and its views over Copenhagen.
The tower is part of the Trinitatis Complex which also includes a chapel, the Trinitatis Church, and an academic library, which were the first facilities of the Copenhagen University Library founded in 1482.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rundetaarn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.