Denmark

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Denmark
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- culture -
Three world cultural heritage places can be found
in Denmark Mounds, runes and church of Jelling
as well as the cathedral of Roskilde and the
castle Kronborg at Helsingør.
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- Music -
Danish music was influenced for a long time by
germna musicians. Most famous examples are
Heinrich Schütz and Dietrich Buxtehude. Only in
the 19th century did Denmark evolve ist own
typical style. As founders are seen Johann Peter
Emilius Hartmann and Niels Wilhelm Gade. Carl
Nielsen was able to find the bridge to modern
Europe, composing symphonies and operas, which
became famous worldwide. Other important danish
composers are Louis Glass, Paul von Klenau,
Ludolf Nielsen, Hakon Børresen und Rued Langgaard.
Carl Nielsen
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In the Era of silent movies Denmark was the
largest film producer after the USA, Germany and
France. Even though their international status
collapsed with the upcoming movies with sound,
these productions were renowned worldwide.
Through Dogma 95 danish cinema secured itself its
position on the international filmmarket in the
20th century. Famous directors are Carl Theodor
Dreyer Lars von Trier Bille August Erik
Balling (The Olsen gang) Lasse Spang Olsen (They
eat dogs in China) Foreign movies arent
synchronised in Denmark, but have subtitles. Only
exception are childrens movies.
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The 16th century brought the Lutheran Reformation
to Denmark and a new period in the nation's
literature. Major authors of the time include the
humanist Christiern Pedersen, who translated the
New Testament into Danish, and Poul Helgesen who
vigorously opposed the Reformation. The 16th
century also saw Denmark's earliest plays,
including the works of Hieronymus Justesen Ranch.
The 17th century was an era of renewed interest
in Scandinavian antiquities with scholars like
Ole Worm at the forefront. Though religious
dogmatism was on the rise the passionate hymns of
Thomas Kingo transcended the genre with personal
expression. External struggles with Sweden and
internal rivalries among the nobility leading to
Denmark's absolute monarchy in 1660 are
chronicled from a royal prisoner's redemptive
perspective in Jammersminde (Remembered Woes), in
the heartfelt prose of Leonora Christina of the
Blue Tower, written 16731698, but first
published in 1869.
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stock exchange castle
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botanic garden
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the little Mermaid