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The round tower is an old tower with many hidden nooks and crannies, so sometimes things are not exactly where you think they would be.
For nearly 200 years, the Round Tower figured on the front cover of the University of Copenhagen's almanac as a as a token of the university vouching for the authenticity of the content. But you should not believe everything you read.
The heart is pounding with giddiness in the cinematic comedy “It Happened at the Round Tower” with the famous Danish actors Dirch Passer and Ove Sprogøe in the main roles. And surely it is a long way down. So long in fact, that a replica of the tower was built, when the film was shot in 1955.
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