Editing Copenhagen (section)

===Parks, gardens and zoo===
{{Main|Parks and open spaces in Copenhagen}}
[[File:Rosenborg Castle 03.jpg|left|thumb|Rosenborg Castle and park in central Copenhagen]]
Copenhagen is a green city with many parks, both large and small. [[Rosenborg Castle Gardens|King's Garden]] (''{{lang|da|Kongens Have}}''), the garden of [[Rosenborg Castle]], is the oldest and most frequented of them all.<ref name="www1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ses.dk/392755f0|title=King's Garden|publisher=Slots- og Ejeondomsstyrelsen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329224035/http://www.ses.dk/392755f0|archive-date=29 March 2008}}</ref> It was [[Christian IV of Denmark|Christian IV]] who first developed its landscaping in 1606. Every year it sees more than 2.5&nbsp;million visitors<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aok.dk/byen-rundt/kongens-have|title=Kongens Have|publisher=AOK|author=Else Marie Brakchi|date=15 November 2007|access-date=22 December 2008|archive-date=16 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316162942/http://www.aok.dk/byen-rundt/kongens-have|url-status=live}}</ref> and in the summer months it is packed with sunbathers, picnickers and ballplayers. It serves as a [[sculpture garden]] with both a permanent display and temporary exhibits during the summer months.<ref name="www1"/> Also located in the city centre are the [[University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden|Botanical Gardens]] noted for their large complex of 19th-century greenhouses donated by [[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]] founder [[J. C. Jacobsen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carlsbergdanmark.dk/omos/Historie/IJacobsensfodspor/Kobenhavn/Pages/BotaniskHave.aspx|title=Botanisk Have|publisher=Carlsberg}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Fælledparken]] at {{convert|58|ha|abbr=on}} is the largest park in Copenhagen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aok.dk/byen-rundt/faelledparken|title=Fælledparken|publisher=AOK|author=Af Kasper Olsen|date=15 November 2007|access-date=22 December 2008|archive-date=18 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118024314/http://www.aok.dk/byen-rundt/faelledparken|url-status=live}}</ref>

It is popular for sports fixtures and hosts several annual events including a free opera concert at the opening of the opera season, other open-air concerts, [[carnival]] and Labour Day celebrations, and the [[Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix]], a race for [[antique car]]s. A historical [[green belt|green space]] in the northeastern part of the city is [[Kastellet, Copenhagen|Kastellet]], a well-preserved Renaissance [[citadel]] that now serves mainly as a park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kastelletsvenner.dk/index.php?page=kastellet|title=Kastellets historie|publisher=Kastellets Venner & Historiske Sampling|access-date=21 November 2013|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203034650/http://kastelletsvenner.dk/index.php?page=kastellet|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> Another popular park is the [[Frederiksberg Gardens]], a 32-hectare [[romanticism|romantic]] [[landscape garden|landscape park]]. It houses a colony of tame [[grey heron]]s and other [[waterfowl]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slke.dk/kongelige-haver/frederiksberg-have-og-soendermarken/frederiksberg-have/|title=Frederiksberg Have|publisher=Slotte & Kulture-Ejendomme|access-date=21 November 2013|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225335/http://www.slke.dk/kongelige-haver/frederiksberg-have-og-soendermarken/frederiksberg-have/|archive-date=2 December 2013}}</ref> The park offers views of the elephants and the elephant house designed by world-famous British architect [[Norman Foster (architect)|Norman Foster]] of the adjacent [[Copenhagen Zoo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcspace.com/features/norman-foster--partners/elephant-house/|title=Elephant House: Norman Foster & Partners|publisher=arcspace-com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708031057/http://arcspace.com/features/norman-foster--partners/elephant-house/|archive-date=8 July 2017}}</ref> [[Langelinie]], a park and promenade along the inner [[Øresund]] coast, is home to one of Copenhagen's most-visited tourist attractions, the [[The Little Mermaid (statue)|Little Mermaid statue]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/langelinie-gdk414235|title=Langelinie|publisher=Visit Copenhagen|access-date=21 November 2013|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232144/http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/langelinie-gdk414235|url-status=live}}</ref>

In Copenhagen, many [[cemetery|cemeteries]] double as parks, though only for the more quiet activities such as sunbathing, reading and meditation. [[Assistens Cemetery (Copenhagen)|Assistens Cemetery]], the burial place of [[Hans Christian Andersen]], is an important green space for the district of [[Nørrebro|Inner Nørrebro]] and a Copenhagen institution. The lesser known [[Vestre Cemetery|Vestre Kirkegaard]] is the largest cemetery in Denmark ({{convert|54|ha|abbr=on}}) and offers a maze of dense groves, open lawns, winding paths, hedges, overgrown tombs, monuments, tree-lined avenues, lakes and other [[List of garden features|garden feature]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kk.dk/da/brugbyen/brug-steder-i-byen/groenne-omraader/kirkegaarde|title=Kirkegårde|publisher=Københavns Kommune|language=da|access-date=21 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023034448/http://www.kk.dk/da/brugbyen/brug-steder-i-byen/groenne-omraader/kirkegaarde|archive-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>

It is official municipal policy in Copenhagen that by 2015 all citizens must be able to reach a park or beach on foot in less than 15 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dac.dk/da/dac-cities/baeredygtige-byer/alle-cases/groen-by/koebenhavn-lommeparker--groenne-aandehuller-i-byen/|title=København: Lommeparker – Grønne Åndehuller i Byen|publisher=DAC & Cities|access-date=21 November 2013|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031201244/http://www.dac.dk/da/dac-cities/baeredygtige-byer/alle-cases/groen-by/koebenhavn-lommeparker--groenne-aandehuller-i-byen/|archive-date=31 October 2013}}</ref> In line with this policy, several new parks, including the innovative [[Superkilen]] in the Nørrebro district, have been completed or are under development in areas lacking green spaces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2008/10/05/suk-project-by-big-architects/|title=Superkilen by Bjarke Ingels Group|date=5 October 2008|publisher=Dezeen|access-date=5 January 2009|archive-date=5 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705095351/http://www.dezeen.com/2008/10/05/suk-project-by-big-architects/|url-status=live}}</ref>