The Royal Library Garden (a.k.a. Library Garden) is located in Slotsholmen — between the Christiansborg Palace and the Royal Library. The garden is small but offers a lovely quiet oasis in the heart of the Copenhagen. You can enjoy the seasonal flower beds, sit on a bench in the shade or in the sun, and enjoy the water feature in the middle of it all. The garden is are a great place to people watch, chat with a friend, or enjoy a good book.
The Royal Library Garden provided last weekend’s One Clue Mystery photo, but with one of the government administrative buildings in the background, rather than the Royal Library Building. Still, it was recognized by Professor Abe and George G — good work guys!
(The Royal Library)
The garden was designed in 1920 is built on top of Christian IV’s old naval port, Tøjhushavnen. The small shallow pond in the middle of the garden is included as a reminder of its maritime past. It has a central 8 meter-high copper column that sprays water every hour on the hour.
When we visited, a great blue heron was very interesting in trying to catch some of the small fish that live in the pond. Photos of the bird and pool offered interesting reflections of the garden and old Library building.
A new extension to the Royal Library, sitting on the waterfront behind the older structure featured in the above photos, is called the Black Diamond. It was completed in 1999 and is a multi-functional space.
(The “Black Diamond” expansion of the Royal Library)
Also nearby is the Jewish Museum of Denmark, which sadly requires a bank vault-type door to secure it at night. It seems that antisemitism lives on.
There are number of government administrative buildings nearby, most quite old, some of which are pictured below.
