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1、Areyoutoooldforfairytales?Ifyouthinkso,Copenhagenissuretochangeyourmind.Seethecityfirstfromthewater.IntheharborsitsDenmark’sbest-knownlandmark:theLittleMermaid.Rememberher?ShelefttheworldoftheSeaPeopleinsearchofahumansoulinoneofHansChristianAndersen’sbelove
2、dfantasies.Fromtheharboryoucangetafeelfortheattractive"cityofgreenspires."Attwilightorincloudyweather,thecopper-coveredspiresofoldcastlesandchurcheslendthecityadream-likeatmosphere.Youwillthinkyouhavesteppedintoawatercolorpainting.Copenhagenisacityonahumans
3、cale.Youdon’thavetohurrytowalkthecity’scenterinlessthananhour.Exploringitwilltakemuchlonger.Butthat’seasy.Copenhagenwasthefirstcitytodeclareastreetforpedestriansonly.ThecityhaslesstrafficnoiseandpollutionthananyotherEuropeancapital.Strollawayfromtheharboral
4、ongtheriverbanks,you’llseethemodestAmalienborgPalacefirst.Completedinthemid-18thcentury,itstillhousestheroyalfamily.TheDanishRoyalGuardisonduty.Atnoon,you’llwatchthechangingoftheguard.Theguardsarenotjustforshow,however.DaneswillalwaysremembertheirheroismonA
5、pril9,1940.WhentheNazisinvadedDenmark,theguardsaimedtheirgunsandfired.Soldiersfellonbothsides.Theguardswouldallhavebeenkilledifthekinghadn’torderedthemtosurrender.Churchesandcastlesarealmostallthatremainoftheoriginalcity.CopenhagenbecamethecapitalofDenmarki
6、n1445.Duringthelate16thcentury,tradegrew,andsodidthecity.Butfiresin1728and1795destroyedtheoldwoodenstructures.Muchofwhatweseetodaydatesfromthe19thandearly20thcenturies.Seeoneofthespiresupclose—reallyclose—atthe17th-centuryChurchofOurSavior.Bravesoulsmayclim
7、bthe150stairswindingoutsidethespiretoitstop.Ifyou’reafraidofheights,orifitsawindyday,youcanforgettheclimb.Butthenyou’llmissthemagnificentview.Oncetheearthisunderyourfeetagain,crossthenearestbridgetoCastleIsland.Thecuriousyetmajestic-lookingspireaheadtopsthe
8、oldeststockexchangeinEurope,builtin1619.Itsspireisformedfromtheentwinedtailsofthreedragons.TheyrepresentDenmark,SwedenandNorway.Keepgoing,totheChristiansborgPalace.ThetownofCopenhagenbeganhere.Stopandv
