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February 17th, 2010 | 
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The famous brewer Carl Jacobsen (Carlsberg beer) donated to the public in the late nineteenth century, its collections of modern and ancient art. The Danish Government and the city of Copenhagen were responsible for building the museum, which opened in 1906.
The Glyptotek is formed by the two original buildings separated by the Winter Garden, together with Henning Larsen building that includes a collection of French painting. Glyptotek name refers to the collection of sculptures.
The collection of ancient sculptures traces a route from the Near East (Sumer, Babylon and Assyria), through ancient Egypt, and the collection of Greek sculptures, considered one of the best in the world, the Etruscan art and the rich collection of Roman art.
The modern collection consists mainly of Danish paintings and sculptures (the so-called Danish Golden Age) and French of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It includes over 30 works by Rodin.
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Denmark is a great place for have wonderful holyday and I personally think that the more you know about this country before take your flight to this destination the more you will know how make a good plan and take advantage of time.
There are several Denmark must visit places you can’t miss and I will give you some tips about that. The first place you should put in your list is The Botanic Garden of Copenhagen. This is a beautiful and natural place where you can breathe pure air and have a wonderful experience over there. Also this is known as a very romantic place where you can go with your girlfriend or boyfriend.
On the other hand, Slotsholmen is a very interesting place that you can visit. This place receives more than 1.3 million visitors each year and is a wonderful place of exhibitions of diamonds and diverse museum pieces.
Another good place is the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek which is an impressive museum that you can visit and learn a lot about works of art that were made during the ancient Europe. This is a wonderful historical place that is full of several resources that you can watch and study.