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Nyhavn's painted houses along the canal, Amalienborg at dusk, the Christmas lights on Hotel d'Angleterre and the red rooftops seen from the Round Tower.

Nyhavn was dug in the 1670s as a harbour canal; Hans Christian Andersen lived at three different addresses on it.

A wide panoramic view over Copenhagen's red-tiled rooftops toward a green copper church spire, under a dramatic sunset sky with layered clouds.
Panoramic view of Copenhagen's old town rooftops and church spireLicensePrint
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: Traffic light trails and a lit Christmas tree fill Radhuspladsen (City Hall Square) at night, framed by illuminated brand signage and historic towers.
City Hall Square at night with Christmas tree and holiday traffic, CopenhagenLicense
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: Strollers walk along a rain-slicked pedestrian shopping street strung with oversized red heart lights and holiday garlands at night.
Pedestrian shopping street decorated with red heart lights, CopenhagenLicense
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: The Hotel d'Angleterre facade is draped in string lights with a large decorated Christmas tree and gift boxes below its illuminated sign.
Hotel d'Angleterre facade decorated with lights and Christmas tree, CopenhagenLicense
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: Illuminated wooden Christmas market stalls stand before the domed Magasin du Nord department store at night.
Krogs and Maven Christmas market stalls before Magasin du Nord, CopenhagenLicense
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: Wooden holiday market stalls trimmed with lights stand in front of the illuminated Royal Danish Theatre building at night.
Christmas market stalls before the Royal Danish Theatre, CopenhagenLicense
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: The illuminated Hotel d'Angleterre and its rooftop Christmas tree are framed by bare winter trees and a street lamp at night.
Hotel d'Angleterre lit for Christmas, viewed past bare trees, CopenhagenLicense
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: Pedestrians walk along the Nyhavn waterfront strung with red heart-shaped lights and holiday garlands above outdoor cafe seating.
Nyhavn waterfront decorated with red heart lights at night, CopenhagenLicense
A rowing crew paddles along a historic city canal lined with colorful townhouses under a dramatic cloudy sky at dusk.
Rowers on a Copenhagen canal beneath a dramatic skyLicensePrint
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: Steam rises from the smokestack of the Amager Bakke waste-to-energy plant, seen across the harbor with rowers and houseboats in the foreground.
Amager Bakke waste-to-energy plant with smoke plume, CopenhagenLicense
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: The green copper dome of Frederik's Church (Marmorkirken) rises above Amalienborg's colonnades under a dramatic, storm-lit sky, with a red fishing boat moored in the foreground harbor.
Frederik's Church dome under dramatic storm clouds, CopenhagenLicense
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: The green spire of Nikolaj Church rises above an equestrian statue and historic rooftops as sunset colors the clouds.
Nikolaj Church tower and equestrian statue at dusk, CopenhagenLicense
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: Rosenborg Castle's twin spires rise beyond a formal garden lined with bare trees and sculpted topiary spheres under a partly cloudy sky.
Rosenborg Castle seen across the garden with topiary spheres, CopenhagenLicense
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: Cars line a rainy city street strung with Christmas lights, with a church spire visible past neon restaurant signs and parked cars.
Rainy street with restaurant signage and Christmas lights, CopenhagenLicense
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: A symmetrical hedge-lined path leads toward a classical colonnade and statue framed by a pink townhouse under a moody sky.
Tree-lined garden path leading to a statue and colonnade, CopenhagenLicense
Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2025: Members of the Danish Royal Life Guards in bearskin hats stand at attention outside Amalienborg Palace as onlookers photograph them.
Royal Life Guards standing at attention, CopenhagenLicense