Søren Kierkegaards Plads is a harbourside

public square A town square (or square, plaza, public square, city square, urban square, or ''piazza'') is an open public space, commonly found in the heart of a traditional town but not necessarily a true square, geometric square, used for community gathe ...

Slotsholmen Slotsholmen (English: The Castle Islet) is an island in the harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, and part of Copenhagen Inner City. The name is taken from the successive castles and palaces located on the island since Bishop Absalon constructed the ci ...

in central Copenhagen, Denmark, named after Danish philosopher

Søren Kierkegaard Søren Aabye Kierkegaard ( , , ; 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical texts on ...

. It occupies a strip of waterfront between the Black Diamond, whose main entrance faces the square, and the Frederiksholm Canal. Away from the water, the square is faced by

Christian IV's Brewhouse Christian IV's Brewhouse (Danish: Christian IV's Bryghus) is a building in Copenhagen, Denmark, dating from 1608. In spite of the name under which it is known today, the building was not originally built for the purpose of brewing beer. It is loca ...

as well as his old

arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

, now housing the Royal Military Museum. The thoroughfare Christians Brygge runs through the square which is connected to the water by " ghats" which also serve as seating for spectators for the occasional performances on a floating stage in the harbour basin.

History

It was laid out in 1999 in connection with the construction of the adjacent Black Diamond.

Artwork

* Outside the Black Diamond is a fountain with a sculpture made by Mogens Møller and called the Monument of the Book. It was donated to the library in 1993 on the occasion of the library's 200 years anniversary as a public library. * In front of the arsenal building stands the

Isted Lion The Isted Lion (or ''Flensburg Lion'') ( da, Istedløven or ''Flensborgløven''), german: Flensburger Löwe or ) is a Danish war monument originally intended as a monument of the Danish victory over German-minded Schleswig-Holstein insurgents in th ...

but in 2009 it was decided that it will be returned to its original location in

Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...

, Germany. * In May 2009 a cast of Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen's sculpture of a mermaid from 1831 was erected in the square. The original is on display in the National Gallery. * There is also a sculpture by

Elisabeth Toubro Elisabeth Toubro (born 8 December 1956) is a Danish artist who has been a major contributor to the renewal of sculpture in Denmark. Biography Born in Nuuk, Greenland, Toubro was the daughter of educators Niels Toubro and Kaja Gylding. She moved to ...

on the square

References

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