Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen
Tivoli is the
greatest attraction in Scandinavia and one of the world's best known
amusement parks. The Tivoli Gardens was founded in 1843
by Georg Carstensen (1812-1857) and the oldest buildings
in the garden are the head-entry portal and Pantomime Theatre from
1874. From the start the amusement park was called
“Tivoli & Vauxhall”.
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Tivoli entrance on opening day in 1843. The amusement
park was a grand success from the first day and was named
“Tivoli & Vauxhall”. The head entrance
was change in 1874. |
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first rollercoaster in 1843 at the opening of Tivoli was
a great attraction and amusement. The wooden coaster was
replaced with a new one in 1914 - which is still in function. |
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King Christian VIII and George Carstensen
It was King Christian VIII (1786-1848 - King 1839-1848),
who gave Georg Carstensen a five-year licence to establish Tivoli
outside the Vesterport district on 14-16 acres of
land. Tivoli was from the very start in 1843 a great
success with a variety of attractions – restaurants –
concerts - flower gardens and many amusements rides. In the evening
the park was illuminated and at closing hours fireworks lit up the
gardens and parts of the city as a contribution to the many visitors
at that time.
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founder of Tivoli George Carstensen was given a charter
by King Christian VIII for five years to establish a amusement
park outside of the city. |
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| Tivoli
in 1892 with the new head entrance formed like a portal
from 1874. Remark the horse driven tramcar to the left. |
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Flowers
and glittering lights
Tivoli Garden is filled with many sort of blooming flowers like
tulips, roses, chrysanthemums etc. decorating the entire garden
in a natural and fascinating setup. The garden is lit up with more
than 120,000 lights all around the park area and
gives the flower beds and lake a magical glow in the evening. The
fountain in front of the concert hall is from 1956
and surrounded by various flower arrangements. The concert hall
was rebuilt and modernised in 2006 with over
2000 seats and up-to-date stage – acoustics and improved
facilities for the audience.
| The
present Tivoli entrance from 1874 illuminated with some
of the 120,000 bulbs that light up the garden area every
evening. |
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| The
Tivoli Lake which is the remains of the old city moat,
is used for boat rides. Tivoli is located just beside
the Town Hall. |
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Summer
and Winter Season
Tivoli opens every spring in April to mark the Danish summer
season and closes its gates in September. At Christmas
Tivoli is opened for a month up to Christmas Eve, with
a lot of entertainment and gift shops full with goodies as well
as the home and workshop of Santa Claus with all of his reindeers.
The opening of the season is also grouped with many amusements for
children and adults together with a wide variety of restaurants,
shops and outdoor bars, cafes and fast-food as well as numerous
open air concerts with many international performers and artist.
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Pantomime theatre from 1874, is the oldest existing building
in the Tivoli Gardens, and is an open air theatre that
performs every evening with ballet and live music. |
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are open air concerts and entertainment by international
artist and performers accompanied by Tivoli's own big
band every day at the large stage ground in Tivoli. |
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Pantomime
Theatre
The ancient Pantomime theatre from 1874 is one
of the oldest establishments in Tivoli with performances every day.
Pantomime means a play when performers express themselves by mute
gesture and are accompaniment by music. Tivoli's Pantomime Theatre
is also called "The Peacock Theatre"
and created in Chinese style with bright colours in accordance with
the symbolism of Chinese philosophy.
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than 30 amusements are established in Tivoli from childrend's
carousels to breathtaking rides. |
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| The
golden carriage with the prince and princess taking their
daily tour through Tivoli. |
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The
Worlds Highest Carousel
Tivoli offers more than 30 entertainments many
with breathtaking experience and some adventures with spectacular
sights over Copenhagen. Tivoli got their first Dodgem Cars in 1926
as the first in Scandinavia and the first wooden roller coaster
was establishes in 1914, which is still in function
and the oldest railed coaster in the world. In 2006 Tivoli
inaugurated the world’s highest carousel
- the 80 metres high Star Flyer, which gives the
visitors a tremendous ride and an fantastic view of Copenhagen.
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world's highest carousel in Tivoli gives the visitors
a terrific ride 80 metres over the ground - offering a
fantastic view over the city. |
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Chinese Tower from 1900 introduced Chinese food culture
that begame very popular at that time. The restaurant
is located beside the Tivoli Lake. |
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Frigate
St. George and The Chinese Tower
The frigate and restaurant St. George is anchored
by the Tivoli lakeside where ducks and fishes are permanent residents
in the old Tivoli Lake that once were the City Moat of Copenhagen.
The Chinese Tower with its restaurant was built
in 1900 and located beautifully beside the Tivoli
Lake. In the beginning of the century China was best known as a
country in the very Far East, with plentiful of mystery and dragons
exhaling fire and nightingales singing cheerfully. The Chinese food
culture became very popular and tasteful among the Danes.
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frigate and restaurant St. George III is nicely anchored
by the Tivoli lakeside. |
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| Every
weekend when the Tivoli Gardens close, a glorious nightly
fireworks displays on the sky. |
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4.5
million Tivoli-goers
The 15 August 1943, Tivoli celebrated its 100
years jubilee and was visited by over 115,000
people in one day - and in 2006 more than 4.5
million Tivoli-goers visited Tivoli during the summer and
Christmas season.
Location
Tivoli is one of the most central places in the city and is situated
right beside the Town Hall square and Central
Station.
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