Amagertorv

This guide to the fountain at Amagertorv in Copenhagen begins in 2009, when a rumor spread that the city planned to demolish it, and thousands rallied to save a landmark that was never actually in danger. It traces the real story behind the fountain since 1894, the wedding-gift competition that built it, and the decades-long argument over whether its bronze birds are herons or storks. Look closely at the three birds on the pedestal, wings half open as if about to launch.