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Klampenborg Racecourse
Klampenborg Racecourse (Danish language, Danish: Klampenborg Galopbane) is a flat horse racing track in Klampenborg in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. History The first organized horse races in Denmark were held in Copenhagen in 1770 at the initiative of the British born queen Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Caroline Mathilde. Regular horse races took places at Copenahgen's Nørre Fælled from the 1820s. The races were moved to the Hermitage Plain in Jægersborg Dyrehave in 1870. The first race there took place on 15 June. Klampenborg Racetracks (then Klampenborg Væddeløbsbane) was inaugurated in 1910. It was owned by the Association for the Promotion of the Noble Horse Breeding (Foreningen til den Ædle Hesteavls Fremme). It is believed that the tribune was moved from the Exposition Universelle (1900), Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1906. Racecourse The racecourse is located adjacent to Jægersborg Dyrehave. The racecourse is circa 2.400 m long. A new tribun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klampenborg Galopbane Entrance
Klampenborg is a northern suburb to Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in Gentofte Municipality, directly on Øresund, between Taarbæk and Skovshoved. Like other neighbourhoods along the Øresund coast, Klampenborg is an affluent area with many large houses. Landmarks Klampenborg is known for a cluster of building projects by the Functionalism (architecture), Functionalist Danish architect Arne Jacobsen. These include Bellevue Beach, the Bellavista housing estate and the Bellevue Teatret, Bellevue Theatre, all completed between 1932–36 as some of the earliest Danish examples of Modernism. Klampenborg is the main gateway to the extensive Jægersborg Jægersborg Dyrehave, Deer Park, one of the most popular green areas in greater Copenhagen, known for its large deer population, the Hermitage Hunting Lodge, Hermitage Royal Hunting Lodge and ancient oak trees. The entrance, one of many, is adjacent to Klampenborg Station and is marked by a red-painted wooden gate. Adjoining the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
