Copenhagen - Christianshavn District

From Børs Gade in central Copenhagen, a bascule bridge, the Knippelsbro, with a span of 29m/95ft, leads into the district of Christianshavn on the island of Amager. The older quarter, transversed by a number of canals, has something of the atmosphere of Amsterdam. Pretty houses front the waterside by which stands Christians Kirke, flanked by two pavilions; in the church note the font of Norwegian marble, a christening shawl with an inscription in German and the crypt with its burial chapel.