Saturday, February 12, 2011

Burn Baby Burn

So I have noticed that many building in Copenhagen share a similar past: fire. I feel like on almost every tour I have been on, I hear or read about an all destructive fire.

"....and then in 1728 Copenhagen burned down in the largest fire yet..."
"...in 1808 fire destroyed the original castle, which was then restored by..."
"...the Royal family moved to this castle while the Christiansborg Palace was rebuilt after the fire..."

Get this: the Koldinghus Castle fire was re-enacted in 2008 to mark the 200th anniversary. Really? I think the Danes know enough about what fires look like. They do not need to be reminded.

Danes, meet fire extinguisher. Fire extinguisher, meet Danes. Finally.

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