Tivoli Gardens is a famous amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen,
Denmark. The park opened on August 15, 1843 and is the second oldest amusement
park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampenborg. The amusement
park was first called "Tivoli & Vauxhall":"Tivoli"
alluding to the Jardin de Tivoli in Paris, and "Vauxhall" alluding to
the Vauxhall Gardens in London.
Tivoli included a variety of attractions: buildings in the exotic
style of an imaginary Orient: a theatre, band stands, restaurants and cafés,
flower gardens, and mechanical amusement rides such as a merry-go-round and a
primitive scenic railway. After dark, coloured lamps illuminated the gardens.
On certain evenings, specially designed fireworks could be seen reflected in
Tivoli's lake.
The park is best known for its wooden roller coaster, Rutschebanen,
or as some people call it, Bjergbanen (the Mountain Coaster), built in 1914 in Malmö,
Sweden and moved to Tivoli Gardens in 1915. It is one of world's oldest wooden
roller coasters that are still operating today. An operator controls the ride
by braking down the hills so it won't gain too much speed. It is an ACE Coaster
Classic. Another roller coaster, Dæmonen (The Demon), features an Immelmann
loop, a loop, and a Zero-G roll all during the ride time of just one minute and
forty six seconds. Dæmonen is situated next to the concert hall.
The world's tallest carousel, The Star Flyer, opened in Tivoli in
2006. Eighty meters high and built by the Austrian company Funtime, it offers
panoramic views of the city. On 1 May 2009 Tivoli opened the new cool ride
Vertigo, a looping plane ride where the rider pilots the ride, able to control
the plane.
Tivoli Concert Hall is a classical concert hall featuring concerts
with some of the largest names in international classical music. It was built
in 1956 by Hans Hansen and sits 1660 people. In 2005 the concert hall saw a
major renovation and extension by 3XN where the classical 50's style of the
main auditorium—including a characteristic colour scheme of red, blue, yellow and
green colours—was restored, while visitor facilities were upgraded and
expanded. These include a new gardenside foyer with a two-story bar and lounge
and Europe's longest saltwater aquarium in the basement. The Eurovision Song
Contest 1964 was broadcast from the auditorium.
The pantomime theatre is an open-air theatre designed by Vilhelm
Dahlerup, also known for the design of the Royal Danish Theatre. It is a
toy-like historicist built in Chinese style and noted for its mechanical front
curtain that takes five men to operate and unfolds like a peacock's tail. As
indicated by the name, it is primarily a scene for pantomime theatre in the
classical Italian commedia dell'arte tradition, which is performed daily with a
live pit orchestra. Besides this original function, the theatre leads a second
life as a venue for ballet and modern dance, performing works by choreographers
such as August Bournonville, Dinna Bjørn, Louise Midjord and Paul James Rooney.
The Tivoli Boys Guard is a music ensemble of boys aged 8–16 dressed
in uniforms reminiscent of those of the Royal Danish Guard complete with bearskins.
It was founded in 1844 and gives concerts, makes parades, stands guard at the
garden's buildings and monuments at special occasions and represents the
gardens at various events.
During the warmer summer months, Tivoli also features a live music
series dubbed Fredagsrock (Friday Rock), which in the past has featured Roxette,
the Smashing Pumpkins, Sting, the Beach Boys, Pet Shop Boys, Kanye West and
popular Danish groups such as TV-2, Nephew, Hanne Boel, Raveonettes and Thomas
Helmig.
During Copenhagen Jazz Festival Tivoli Gardens is one of the many
Copenhagen localities that serve as a venue for concerts.The official website
is http://www.tivoli.dk
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