Sondermarken

  • English: The Southern Field

  • Address: Pile Alle
  • Vicinity: Roskildevej
  • Type: Cistern
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Sight
  • Locale Type: Outdoor Space
  • Sight Category: Structure

Sondermarken is an urban park in the Frederiksberg neighborhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. The open space includes a portion of the Copenhagen ZOO, grass lawns and tree-lined paths.

The Cisterns in Sondermarken are former water reservoirs near the center of the park reborn as a unique art venue. The Cisterns, gloomy and cold, use to hold 16 million liters of drinking water. Typically closed between December and March, there are no toilets, but there are a plenty of steps in the atmospheric venue.

East of the Cisterns, is the Mindehojen, or Memorial Mound, a monument of earth and stone dedicated to Danes who emigrated from their homeland. Inside the mound, a circular room contains a statue of a woman, representing Mother Denmark, holding two infants. Nine base reliefs on the wall depict people in various activities common to the life of an emigrant in the nineteenth century. The artistic space is only open to the public one day a year, July 4th, American Independence Day. - AsNotedIn


Search Amazon for:

Sondermarken
Advertisement

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1735/00/00 Sondermarken park is created as part of Frederiksberg Castle in the 1730s.
1820/00/00 In 1820, occasional access is granted to people of standing. Public access during the day hours will be granted in 1852.
1925/08/09 Anders Bundgaard Architect Over 40,000 people attend the dedication of the Mindehojen, a memorial to Danish emigrants featuring a statue of a woman and base reliefs.

Data »

Particulars for Sondermarken:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Art
Waterworks Cistern
Locale Type Outdoor Space
Fine Art Relief Sculpture
Object type Statue
Sight Category Structure
Open space Type Urban Park
Historic Use Water supply system
Historic Use Water-related
Historic Use Work of Art




Shopping on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Google Ad

Google Ad
?