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====Vesterbro==== [[File:Halmtorvet seen from Øksnehallen.jpg|thumb|Halmtorvet in Vesterbro]] [[Vesterbro, Copenhagen|Vesterbro]], to the southwest of Indre By, begins with the [[Tivoli Gardens]], the city's top tourist attraction with its fairground atmosphere, its [[Pantomimeteatret|Pantomime Theatre]], its [[Tivolis Koncertsal|Concert Hall]] and its many rides and restaurants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.copenhagenet.dk/cph-map/cph-tivoli.asp|title=Tivoli|publisher=Copanhagenet.dk|access-date=27 November 2013|archive-date=2 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102120751/http://www.copenhagenet.dk/cph-map/CPH-Tivoli.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Carlsberg (district)|Carlsberg]] neighbourhood has some interesting vestiges of the old brewery of the same name including the [[Elephant Gate and Tower, Carlsberg|Elephant Gate]] and the [[Ny Carlsberg Brewhouse]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carlsberggroup.com/Company/heritage/Pages/footprints.aspx|title=In the Footprints of Carlsberg's founders|publisher=Carlsberg Group|access-date=27 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225237/http://www.carlsberggroup.com/Company/heritage/Pages/footprints.aspx|archive-date=2 December 2013}}</ref> The [[Tycho Brahe Planetarium]] is located on the edge of [[The Lakes, Copenhagen|Skt. Jørgens Sø]], one of the Copenhagen lakes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://planetariet.dk/english|title=About the Planetarium|publisher=Tycho Brahe Planetarium|access-date=27 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126045241/http://planetariet.dk/english|archive-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> [[Halmtorvet]], the old hay market behind the [[Copenhagen Central Station|Central Station]], is an increasingly popular area with its cafés and restaurants. The former cattle market Øksnehallen has been converted into a modern exhibition centre for art and photography.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/vesterbro|title=Vesterbro|publisher=Visit Copenhagen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003455/http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/vesterbro|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> [[Radisson Blu Royal Hotel]], built by Danish architect and designer [[Arne Jacobsen]] for the airline [[Scandinavian Airlines System]] (SAS) between 1956 and 1960 was once the tallest hotel in Denmark with a height of {{convert|69.60|m|abbr=on}} and the city's only skyscraper until 1969.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Arkitektur/Danmark/SAS-hotellet?highlight=sas%20hotel%20k%C3%B8benhavn|title=SAS-hotellet|encyclopedia=Den Store Danske|access-date=7 December 2013|language=da|archive-date=9 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109060111/http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Arkitektur/Danmark/SAS-hotellet?highlight=sas%20hotel%20k%C3%B8benhavn|url-status=live}}</ref> Completed in 1908, [[Det Ny Teater]] (the New Theatre) located in a passage between [[Vesterbrogade]] and [[Gammel Kongevej]] has become a popular venue for musicals since its reopening in 1994, attracting the largest audiences in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/det-ny-teater-gdk414422|title=Det Ny Teater|publisher=Visit Copenhagen|access-date=8 December 2013|archive-date=11 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211202751/http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/det-ny-teater-gdk414422|url-status=live}}</ref>
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