Walking tour in Copenhagen about Niels Bohr

On this walking tour in Copenhagen, historian Christian Holm Donatzky talks about Niels Bohr – Denmark’s greatest scientist in the 20th century. In 1922, Niels Bohr received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his insight into the structure of atoms. He became a beacon in the international physics world and made Copenhagen a center for quantum physics. Bohr changed our view of the world. The new discoveries in physics changed society. During World War II, he had to flee from Denmark. Although Bohr was involved in the work of making the atomic bomb, he was preoccupied with openness between nations.

Where does the sightseeing tour go?

From Højbro Plads, the sightseeing tour first passes Bohr’s birth home on Ved Stranden. The walk continues to the National Museum. Bohr was a member of the committee responsible for the fundraising for the expansion of the National Museum. Next, the tour passes the Society of Sciences, to which Bohr had a lifelong affiliation. He was the society’s chairman for 23 years. The walking tour continues to Central Station, where Bohr received physicists such as Einstein and Schrödinger. The walk continues to the City Hall Square and Frue Plads in front of the University of Copenhagen, where the trip ends at the bust of Niels Bohr.

Book walking tour in Copenhagen about Niels Bohr

The walking tour in Copenhagen about Niels Bohr is available as a private tour through booking all year round. Please send a request to info@historytours.dk. For more information look at private tours & events. The program for the open scheduled tours in Copenhagen can be seen at walking tours in English.