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This statue shows a very portly King standing and surveying his realm. King Christian IV assumed the monarchy at age 19, as he was only 11 and therefore underage, when after the death of his father he succeeded him to the throne. He reigned for 59 years. Christian IV was King of Denmark and Norway

Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (14 November 1779 – 20 January 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature. He wrote the lyrics to the song Der er et yndigt land, which is one of the national anthem of Denmark. He was born in Vesterbro, then a suburb of Copenhagen. His father, Joachim Conrad Oehlenschläger (1748–1827) was at that time organist of Frederiksberg Church and

Traditional bronze statue of the noted storybook author in a top hat with a book, erected in 1965. Hans Christian Andersen, in Denmark usually called H.C. Andersen, was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his fairy tales.