Tivoli Copenhagen videos
Tivoli / Copenhagen / Denmark / 2008Jul 29, 2010
Tivoli fun fair on the last day of May 2008 :) dont hesitate to rate it :)
Flea Circus. Torps Flea Circus Tivoli Copenhagen 1956Jul 29, 2010
Torps Flea Circus. Real live Performing Fleas www.johntorpmusic.se My farther William Torp started his Flea Circus in England during the twenties and performed with his Flea Circus all over England.Later he opened in Denmark in the famous Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen.He had his Flea Circus two years in Egypt as well at the time of Farouk's reign.After my farthers death my mother took over the Flea Circus and had it untill we closed it in Tivoli 1965. I had learned the trade from my farther and opened my Flea Circus in Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey USA in 1960.I was after that two seasons at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and traveled afterwards with the Flea Circus in at special built trailer from the Canadien Border to Florida, and from the east coast to the west coast giving shows in Amusement Parks,Shopping Centers and Fairs.There were articles about the Flea Circus in about 200 Newspapers.Interviews in about 80 Radio Stations and appearances on about 60 Television programs including What's my Line and the Johnny Carson Show.I later in the1970s opened the Flea Circus in Tenerife (Canary Islands).I am now retired and don't have the Flea Circus any more, but a lot of nice memories. There are many stories about a Flea Circus,and some are true and some are untrue.Here www.johntorpmusic.se you will find many photographs and newspaper articles about the Flea Circus.
Star Flyer at Tivoli, CopenhagenJul 29, 2010
This is the attraction Star Flyer at Tivoli, Copenhagen. It's 80 meter high.
Tivoli Gardens, CopenhagenJul 29, 2010
The amusement park was first called "Tivoli & Vauxhall"; "Tivoli" alluding to the Jardin de Tivoli in Paris (which in its turn had been named after Tivoli near Rome), and "Vauxhall" alluding to the Vauxhall Gardens in London. Tivoli's founder, Georg Carstensen (b. 1812 - d. 1857) obtained a five-year charter to create Tivoli by telling King Christian VIII that "when the people are amusing themselves, they do not think about politics". From the very start, 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. Composer Hans Christian Lumbye (b. 1810 - d. 1874) was Tivoli's musical director from 1843 to 1872. Lumbye was inspired by Viennese waltz composers like the Strauss family (Johann Strauss I and his sons), and became known as the "Strauss of the North." Many of his compositions are specifically inspired by the gardens, including "Salute to the Ticket Holders of Tivoli", "Carnival Joys" and "A Festive Night at Tivoli". The Tivoli Symphony Orchestra still performs many of his works. In 1943, Nazi sympathisers attempted to break the Danish people's spirit by burning many of Tivoli's buildings, including the concert hall, to the ground ...
Tivoli Gardens, CopenhagenJul 05, 2010
The amusement park was first called "Tivoli & Vauxhall"; "Tivoli" alluding to the Jardin de Tivoli in Paris (which in its turn had been named after Tivoli near Rome), and "Vauxhall" alluding to the Vauxhall Gardens in London. Tivoli's founder, Georg Carstensen (b. 1812 - d. 1857) obtained a five-year charter to create Tivoli by telling King Christian VIII that "when the people are amusing themselves, they do not think about politics". From the very start, 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. Composer Hans Christian Lumbye (b. 1810 - d. 1874) was Tivoli's musical director from 1843 to 1872. Lumbye was inspired by Viennese waltz composers like the Strauss family (Johann Strauss I and his sons), and became known as the "Strauss of the North." Many of his compositions are specifically inspired by the gardens, including "Salute to the Ticket Holders of Tivoli", "Carnival Joys" and "A Festive Night at Tivoli". The Tivoli Symphony Orchestra still performs many of his works. In 1943, Nazi sympathisers attempted to break the Danish people's spirit by burning many of Tivoli's buildings, including the concert hall, to the ground ...
TIVOLI Copenhagen 2006 roller coasterJul 30, 2010
Roller coaster in TIVOLI amusementpark in the center of Copenhagen
Victor Borge in Tivoli Copenhagen in 1989 2:2Jul 29, 2010
Part :2 Victor Borge in Tivoli Copenhagen in 1989 celebrating his 80 years birthday together with Mihaela Petri and a happy Danish audience. 2
Gavin Degraw Live @ Tivoli, Copenhagen Denmark 060811Jul 29, 2010
Gavin Degraw Live @ Tivoli, Copenhagen Denmark 060811
