Denmark - Copenhagen - Kopenhagen - København - The Spectacular Gefion Fountain - Gefionspringvandet
The Gefion Fountain (Danish: Gefionspringvandet) is a large fountain on the harbour front in Copenhagen, Denmark. It features a large-scale group of animal figures being driven by the legendary Norse goddess, Gefjun. It is located in Langelinie Park next to Kastellet and is the largest monument in Copenhagen and used as a wishing well.
The fountain depicts the mythical story of the creation of the island of Zealand on which Copenhagen is located. The legend appears in Ragnarsdrápa, a 9th century Skaldic poem recorded in the 13th century Prose Edda, and in Ynglinga saga as recorded in Snorri Sturluson's 13th century Heimskringla.
According to Ynglinga saga, the Swedish king Gylfi promised Gefjun the territory she could plow in a night. She turned her four sons into oxen, and the territory they plowed out of the earth was then thrown into the sea between Sweden and the island of Fyn in Denmark. The hole became a lake called Lögrinn and Leginum (locative). Snorri identifies the lake Löginn, as the lake of Old Sigtuna west of Stockholm, i.e., Lake Mälaren, an identification that he returns to later in the Saga of Olaf the Holy.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens’s focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm; Focal length: 20.00 mm; Aperture: 22; Exposure time: 1.6 s; ISO: 50
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Stunning shot!
Haaghun - Follow me on 500px /G+ (19 months ago | reply)
awesome, wonderful colors & light
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very impressive!
SérgioLuísSilva (19 months ago | reply)
Excellent colors and light!!
Andrea Rapisarda (19 months ago | reply)
great angle !!
Rafael Vines (19 months ago | reply)
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extraordinary photo!
Jon-White (19 months ago | reply)
love this. an almost sci-fi / final fantasy feel with the sheen on the water and fluorecent blue colours.
tobey308 (19 months ago | reply)
wonderful!
Heilah Alnasser (19 months ago | reply)
your work is so inspiring!
Travis Lawton (19 months ago | reply)
Nice long exposure shot. Great work.
Lenka Skalnikova (19 months ago | reply)
wow! love the colours!
Tannachy (19 months ago | reply)
Ace shot, love the angle and the lead in of the jet of water.
Pedro J. Zamora (19 months ago | reply)
Fantástica, preciosa, unos colores espectaculares...
Jared Ropelato (19 months ago | reply)
very cool perspective.
Thomas_M. (19 months ago | reply)
wowie, so cool blue!
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Primeguy (19 months ago | reply)
I'm still trying....Awesome as always!
archanN (19 months ago | reply)
stunning wow
kingsriram (19 months ago | reply)
Stunning.
Mike Chen aka Full Time Taekwondo Dad (19 months ago | reply)
Nice lead in line with the water spout!
HD Photographie (19 months ago | reply)
Superb colors !
TaiGarual (19 months ago | reply)
Una belleza!
Hussain Hafez (19 months ago | reply)
I love the texture in the water.
Luciano Kuprešak (19 months ago | reply)
fantasticka fotka
BRÓ (19 months ago | reply)
Very good !
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Awesome image!
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novemestonadmetuji (19 months ago | reply)
Úžasný!!! Awesome!!!
Simon_Long (19 months ago | reply)
stunning !!!
Photoadams (19 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot
delmez92 (19 months ago | reply)
excellent :)
noprayer4dying (19 months ago | reply)
lovely
paomas1961 [deleted] (19 months ago | reply)
Wonderful the effect of the water, a great photo:)
David.Keochkerian (19 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!!! pov, great angle :-)
Martin-James (19 months ago | reply)
Fascinating image and a great angle.
Glitigal (19 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous blues! Great angle
coco77mi (19 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!!
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woowww.. thants cool...
vulture labs (19 months ago | reply)
Great work my friend
Kaptah (19 months ago | reply)
Stunning, like ever!
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Victor Marz (19 months ago | reply)
mindblowing. really great capture.
albireo2006 (19 months ago | reply)
awesome capture
Rene.L (19 months ago | reply)
Spectacular! Love the blue. :) Amazing shot, great composition & perspective.
Rui Henriques (19 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Suvrangshu (19 months ago | reply)
really a superb point of view and excellent long exposed capture
RobinHoude (19 months ago | reply)
Very nice!
hk471 (19 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous! Love the composition!
zih.za Dp (19 months ago | reply)
very cool
Knight-dreamer [deleted] (19 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
SVezz.photostockplus.com (19 months ago | reply)
So great !!!
bravo !