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====Østerbro==== [[File:Gefion Fountain, Copenhagen, Copenhagen.jpg|thumb|The Gefion Fountain]] Just north of the city centre, [[Østerbro]] is an upper middle-class district with a number of fine mansions, some now serving as embassies.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/K%C3%B8benhavn/%C3%98sterbro|title=Østerbro|encyclopedia=Den Store Danske|access-date=28 November 2013|language=da|archive-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107225947/http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/K%C3%B8benhavn/%C3%98sterbro|url-status=live}}</ref> The district stretches from Nørrebro to the waterfront where ''[[The Little Mermaid (statue)|The Little Mermaid]]'' statue can be seen from the promenade known as [[Langelinie]]. Inspired by [[Hans Christian Andersen]]'s fairy tale, it was created by [[Edvard Eriksen]] and unveiled in 1913.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.copenhagenpictures.dk/mermaid.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991128173940/http://copenhagenpictures.dk/mermaid.html|archive-date=28 November 1999|title=The Little Mermaid|publisher=Copenhagen Pictures|access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref> Not far from the Little Mermaid, the old [[Kastellet, Copenhagen|Citadel]] (''Kastellet'') can be seen. Built by [[Christian IV of Denmark|Christian IV]], it is one of northern Europe's best preserved fortifications. There is also a windmill in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highways.dk/kobenhavn-kastellet/|first=Henrik|last=Lange|title=Kastellet ved Langelinie – Københavns smukke fæstningsanlæg|publisher=Highways.dk|date=26 September 2013|access-date=30 November 2013|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203121522/http://www.highways.dk/kobenhavn-kastellet/|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> The large [[Gefion Fountain]] ({{Lang|da|Gefionspringvandet}}) designed by [[Anders Bundgaard]] and completed in 1908 stands close to the southeast corner of Kastellet. Its figures illustrate a Nordic legend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/kko/g/kko_g-13.html|first=Jens|last=Fleischer|title=Gefionspringvandet|publisher=Selskabet for Københavns Historie|year=1985|access-date=30 November 2013|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041205/http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/kko/g/kko_g-13.html|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
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