Legepladsen i Skydebanehaven — Attraction in Copenhagen Municipality

The gate is worth a visit! The name of this place translates to "Shooting Range Park".

"The shooting range was originally used by the Royal Copenhagen Shooting Association and the Danish Brotherhood as a shooting practice area.

In 1887, the Shooting Society built a 20-meter-high and 70-meter-long shooting wall against Istedgade so that passersby on the densely populated Istedgade would not be hit by stray bullets.

The society held an annual bird shooting competition, where they shot at wooden parrots on poles. The lucky person who "shot the parrot" was crowned Bird King. This tradition continued until 1946, when the garden was converted into a public park.

The large parrot is inspired by the history of the place and even has small "gunshot holes" if you...

Possibly one of the 2 best playgrounds in whole Copenhagen - for all ages. This one however, is located very central, not far away from Copenhagen central station and in the heart of Vesterbro, one of the hip areas of Copenhagen. Here your little one (or a more grown child) is able to play in a sandbox, on a swing, slides, climbing facilities or with any of the many municipality-owned toys (including some small bikes). And all this is free of charge. As of now, there is a lockdown in Copenhagen and I am not sure whether this open air area is still open to the public (no idea how they would close it if they...

Great playground with variety of things to do for kids of all ages. I’ve been rhere multiple times with my kids and they always want to get back to the parrot playground. There are scooters or child size bikes to rent certsin time of the day, few slides, football pitch, net to climb and so on. Also indoor room with games and activities when weather is not good. Toilets and snack shop on top. In summer there is a water basin for toddlers and kids to enjoy. Realy great spot in city centre, free to...