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Kongens Nytorv Multi-Cache

Hidden : 7/28/2025
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Dette er en multicache så cachen findes ikke på startkoordinatet. Løs opgaven nedenfor for at få oplysninger til beregning af slutkoordinatet.

Kongens Nytorv er en af Københavns mest centrale pladser. Torvet er anlagt i 1670 af Christian V som del af en barok byudvidelse. Anlæggelsen af torvet flyttede byens centrum fra det gamle middelaldermarked Gammeltorv til et stenbelagt torv med parterrehave inspireret af franske pladsanlæg.

I torvets midte står en rytterstatue af Christian V – skabt af den franske billedhugger Abraham‑César Lamoureux i 1688 og indviet samme år. Den var oprindeligt i forgyldt bly, men blev støbt i bronze i årene 1939–1942 på grund af metaltræthed. Fire allegoriske figurer symboliserer dyd, styrke, forsigtighed og ære – inklusive en nøgen mand under hestens hove for at støtte konstruktionen.

Rundt om "Krinsen" - en ellipse af linde­træer og parterrer, findes flere af Københavns ældste og mest prominente bygninger: Charlottenborg Palæ (1671) nu hjemsted for Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Thotts Palæ (1683), som i dag huser den Franske Ambassade, og Magasin du Nord (1893–94), Københavns ældste stormagasin. Her ligger også det smukke Kongelige Teater bygget 1872‑74, inklusive Art Déco‑bygningen Stærekassen fra 1931.

Opgaven

  1. Startkoordinat - aflæs årstal bag på soklen af statuen af den store dansk-norske forfattere Ludvig Holberg  = ABCD

  2. Aflæs de to årstal over trappen på vej ned i Metroen = EFGH IJKL

  3. Aflæs de to årstal på kransen rundt om ankeret = MNOP-QRST

Cachen er placeret her: N 55° SF.BHB E 12° OT.MLK

Reduceret Tværsum af korrdinatet: N=3, E=5

English

This is a multicache, so the cache is not located at the starting coordinates. Solve the task below to obtain the information needed to calculate the final coordinates.

Kongens Nytorv is one of the most central squares in Copenhagen. The square was established in 1670 by King Christian V as part of a Baroque city expansion. Its construction shifted the city’s center from the old medieval market Gammeltorv to a paved square with a parterre garden inspired by French urban design.

In the middle of the square stands an equestrian statue of Christian V – created by the French sculptor Abraham César Lamoureux in 1688 and inaugurated the same year. Originally made of gilded lead, it was cast in bronze between 1939 and 1942 due to metal fatigue. Four allegorical figures symbolize virtue, strength, prudence, and honor – including a naked man under the horse’s hooves to support the structure.

Surrounding the "Krinsen" - an ellipse of linden trees and parterres, are some of Copenhagen’s oldest and most prominent buildings: Charlottenborg Palace (1671), now home to Kunsthal Charlottenborg; Thott’s Mansion (1683), today housing the French Embassy; and Magasin du Nord (1893–94), Copenhagen’s oldest department store. The beautiful Royal Danish Theatre, built in 1872–74, is also located here, along with the Art Déco building Stærekassen from 1931.

The Task

  1. Start coordinate - read the year on the back of the pedestal of the statue of the great Danish-Norwegian author Ludvig Holberg = ABCD

  2. Read the two years above the stairs leading down to the Metro = EFGH IJKL

  3. Read the two years on the wreath around the anchor = MNOP–QRST

The cache is located here: N 55° SF.BHB E 12° OT.MLK

Reduced Cross-sum of the coordinate: N=3, E=5

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fr trbpurpxre / Frr trbpurpxre

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)