Flowers in Lobby at D'Angleterre

Flower Texture

Lavender Flower Texture

Carlsberg Brewery Entrance

Pictures Depict Members of the Jacobsen family (Founded by J C Jacobsen)

The Swastica is an old Indian symbol representing goodness and sacred force and has nothing to do with the later usage of the symbol by the Nazis.

The Orthodox Synagogue in Copenhagen. The Hebrew over the door is the only sign that it is a synagogue.

The Synagogue is above street level (note the steps) for security measures and to elevate its importance

Holocaust monument on the grounds of the synagogue

Jewish Community Center built to attract younger members of the community

Outdoor Pavillon, part of the Jewish Community Center

Services are Modern Orthodox, but as a community it is an "Einheits-gemeinde" and welcomes Jews of all affiliations.

Women's Section

Menorah, Reading Table looking toward the Bimah and Ark

Bimah

Assorted Prayer Books laying on Bench in the Reading Area

Menorah

Some seats belong to the regular members. Seats that are not taken have a green tag on them.

Prayer Books and Tallit

Sign inside the Jewish Community Center

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There are as many bicycles in Denmark as there are people. It is the most prevalent mode of transportation.

The Danish Jewish Museum sits inside the Danish Royal Library's old Galley House and exhibits Danish Jewish historical artifacts and art. It was designed by world renowned architect Daniel Libeskind. The building memorializes the story of Danish Jews.

The corridors comprise the museum’s exhibition spaces and, as they wind, they form the letters for the Hebrew word Mitzvah, meaning “good deed ”

Typical house with watch tower in Dragor

Dragor Harbor

K571 fishing vessel that was used to take Jews out of Denmark to Sweden

The Elisabeth K571 fishing vessel used to take Jews out of Denmark to safety in Sweden.

Dogs with backs to the window means the sailor is home

Mirror mounted on windows are the "discreet" way people keep track of what their neighbors are doing

Local (left) and Post Person (right) on streets of Dragor.

Dogs looking out of the window indicate the sailor is out to sea

Spotted Dogs in the window

Monument commemorating the Jews who were taken to Sweden during WWII and the bravery of the fishermen who took them

New Opera House across from Amalienborg Palace

Amalienborg is the winter home of the Danish royal family, and is located in Copenhagen, Denmark

Amalienborg consists of four identical classicizing palace façades with rococo interiors around an octagonal courtyard In the centre of the square is a monumental equestrian statue of Amalienborg's founder, King Frederick V

Amalienborg is guarded day and night by Royal Life Guards Their dress uniform is a scarlet tunic; blue trousers; and a navy bearskin cap

Some sort of drill taking place

The Gefion Fountain s the largest monument in Copenhagen and used as a wishing well It features a large-scale group of animal figures being driven by the legendary Norse goddess, Gefjun

According to Ynlinga saga, the Swedish king Gylfi promised Gefjun the territory she could plow in a night. She turned her four sons into oxen and the territory they plowed out of the earth was then thrown into the Danish sea.

The Royal Dock Where the Royal Family Board their yacht

Bunker and Public Park near The Gelfion Fountain

The Little Mermaid