Closer to the Stars

The Round Tower is open all week, 362 days a year. Join us for a quick virtual tour to the tower platform, 34.8 metres above street level.

Anton Rosen's first plan to move the Round Tower 1898

Moving the Round Tower

“At first sight, this idea may seem rather bold,” the architect Anton Rosen wrote when presenting a proposal to roll the Round Tower over to the side of the Trinity Church. The proposal was just one of several creative solutions to the increasing number of road users, who passed the tower around 1900.

The Boy Who Disappeared in the Round Tower

Listen to the story about the time the 12-year-old choir boy August Nielsen was playing hide and seek in the tower and suddenly disappeared without a trace. Duration: 6:17 minutes Read more about the hollow…

Closer to the Stars

Moving the Round Tower

The Boy Who Disappeared in the Round Tower

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