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Q:.How tall is the Round Tower?
A: The tower is 34,8 m from the ground to the platform.
Q: Who built the Round Tower?
A: The Round Tower was built by Christian IV between 1637 and 1642
Q: Is it true that Christian IV was horseback riding to the top of the tower?
A: We don´t know. The only thing we can say for sure is that the Russian Czar Peter the Great took the trip to the top on horseback and his wife rode behind him in a carriage.
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Q: What is the Round Tower?
A:The Round Tower is Europe’s
oldest functioning astronomy observatory. Here university
astronomers used to study the stars and planets. Today it is
open to visitors, who are invited to peer through the huge
telescope.
Q:
Did Tycho Brahe work in the
Round Tower’s observatory
A: No, Tycho Brahe left Denmark
long before the construction of the Round Tower. But his
pupil Longomontanus was assigned to organize the first
observatory at the tower. His ideas for the organization
were based on Tycho Brahe’s observatory Stjerneborg on the
island Hven.
Q:
How
many rounds does one have to make climbing the Spiral Walk.
A: The Spiral Ramp leading to the
top winds 7,5 turns round the hollow core of the tower
Q: Do the Round Tower
have a lift
A: No, you have to walk all the way
to the top
Q: Are there any
toilets in the tower
A: Yes, three in he
middle of the tower just before the entrance to the Library,
and one above the Library
at the Bell Ringers Loft.
Q: Why does the Round
Tower have a spiral walk?
A: The Round
Tower’s spiral walk is unique in European architecture. One
might wonder why Chr. IV and his architect chose such a
complicated construction instead of a plain staircase. The
answer is very simple, as the astronomers needed big, heavy
instruments carried on wagons to the Observatory at the top
of the tower.
Q: What is the round
core in the middle?
A: The 209 m long spiral ramp winds itself 7,5 times
round the core of the tower. The core is hollow, and once
the astronomers used to study the stars from the bottom of
the core which led directly to the sky.
Q: What’s the purpose of the tower today?
A: From the top of
the Round Tower you can spot most of Copenhagen’s famous
buildings and visit Europe’s oldest functioning observatory.
Halfway up the tower there is an entrance to the Library
Hall, which serves as a popular concert and gallery venue.
Q: How do you get
access to the Trinity Church?
A: Even though you
are able to gaze into the church trough a glass door in the
tower, the entrance to the Trinity Church is situated
outside the tower on Landemærket 2.
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