Copenhagen, Denmark, 1900 - 1910 | Remastered with Sound

Remastered versions of some of the first videos captured in Copenhagen, Denmark. The original recordings are from different sources and were captured between 1900 and 1910. We observe: Retail and business in Copenhagen: Serpent Cykelforretning on Falkoner Alle. The newly built Hotel Cosmopolite on the corner of Store Kongensgade/Gothersgade. The retail bank at Nygade 4. Knippelsbro. Hotel d'Angleterre. Bikubens Sparekasse - Østerbro branch. Østerbros Vinhandel. Hafnia Bicycles. Ferdinand Lørups Isenkram & Udstyr. Jens Karl Jensen's men's clothing store Cravats. Cyclists ride back and forth in front of the Serpent bicycle shop at the intersection of Falkoner Alle 25 in Frederiksberg. Decorated floats travel through the streets of Copenhagen to raise money for the Children's Office. A large and festive procession moves through Strøget. The first Children's Aid Day took place on May 6, 1904. The aim was to raise money for humanitarian work among children and young people. It was a popular event, with many of the artists of the day taking part. Further, we are on a boat traveling along Copenhagen's canals which is an excellent way to see more of the city's sights.
Vivid History is dedicated to restoring old black and white footage and creating high-quality colorized versions to give you an authentic and vivid experience of the past.
The video has been restored and colorized using state-of-the-art machine learning methods.
The restoration steps included:
motion stabilization
noise reduction
colorization
frame interpolation for increased FPS
upscaling to 4K
adding ambient sound
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[@PhiveIncognito]

Native of Copenhagen here. Watching this i feel like everything has changed and nothing changed at the same time.

[@RenatusChristoph]

Det eneste, der har ændret sig, er teknikken.

[@raedwulf61]

My grandfather left Copenhagen for New York in 1910. I kept scanning the faces in this film to see if he might have appeared. Fascinating footage!

[@agffans5725]

Could be the one who fell of his bike (at round 2 minutes and 30 seconds in), right outside the bike repair shop, which I guess was the perfect place to have an accident. 😁

[@radagastdk]

@@agffans5725 It must be him. Its the man wearing a hat and darkish clothes, right? So easy to recognize.

[@beowulf1312]

Maybe his father and mother are there?

[@jacques-yves]

@@agffans5725 My grandfather was the guy who ran the bike repair shop. And my grandma is the chick who cut @raedwulf's grandpa up, right in front of the store, totally by accident.

[@Lennart942]

Your grandfather proberbly met some of these people more than once. Copenhagen was a small town back then

[@Theissax]

It is really interesting to see the ruins of the second Christiansborg Palace at 11:35 it burned down in 1884 and stood as a ruin for 23 years until they built the third christiansborg which stands today

[@andersandersen6295]

I wonder wich treasures got lost in that fire.

[@classicmoviesvault]

I really like your comment and found it very educational

[@OlgaHolger]

interesting

[@Fobber1980]

Yes - and now it's Børsen which is a ruin due to the fire in april 2024

[@holdermeddk]

My great grandparents lived in Copenhagen at that time. Interesting to watch what they saw. Very connecting for me.

[@JMLRecording]

the added audio makes all the difference. Obviously it's not original but a wonderful addition to the restoration. Great work!

[@mortalclown3812]

Foley artists work in film to bring the same FX. At its best, it's actually quite a skill. There are interesting videos on how it's done you might enjoy.

[@KoldingDenmark]

Amazing. 11:18 you see the Christiansborg Castle still is a ruin after the last fire in 1884, before it was rebuilt. 02:33 Love the scene where a man falls with his bike and another man from the store rushes out and picks it up.

[@classicmoviesvault]

Great History and great comment

[@KoldingDenmark]

@fotter9567 It won't. I'm sure.

[@alanoneill3065]

This remastering work is amazing...it must be a joy for those creating the past in such a way

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :) But it also takes quiet some time

[@louise_rose]

Yes, it looks awesome! I live in the Öresund region, on the Swedish side, and have been to Copenhagen many times, - the footage both here and in its sister video from around 1920 is beautifully restored, a real joy to watch!🌷🌷🌷😀

[@dmco123]

not creating, making what it was more real for people

[@brianfury9790]

i live in Copenhagen and its so cool seeing this old fottege as i so often drive thise places on my bike.

[@Ice656gw3gj]

This is incredible to watch.Really great. How people dressed smart.🎉

[@miguellehman6951]

Beautifully filmed originally . Edited . And sound added..fascinating to watch. Thank you ❤😊

[@DarcyMarieTCB]

Obsessed with these videos! I feel like I went back in time!❤ thanks for sharing! 👏🏻

[@froya66]

Thank you so much for the fantastic re-work of these old films. It give a complete different impression of the time compared to the black and white original. And the sounds are really bringing life to the scenery. One litle detail about Denmark for your kind information. Danish steam locos never had a two tone whistle :-)

[@classicmoviesvault]

I agree with you that we are all thankful for the re-work. I want to thank this channel for their efforts!

[@mastercommander4535]

Ships generally don’t sound sirens when at the berth ..here you couldn’t resist every time one appears !

[@hassegreiner9675]

Struck me as well - too many sirens.

[@jaysverrisson1536]

And wouldn't they have been steam whistles in this era instead of horns?

[@OlgaHolger]

haahahhahaahhahaha

[@juniorchavesopicassodeyahu988]

Absolutely fantastic! If I had a time machine, I would go back to any time in history

[@mortalclown3812]

Let's make sure we have return tickets, tho. Be a pity to get stuck anywhere. Lol seems that's a Ray Bradbury story I'm forgetting. Happy trails to you.

[@classicmoviesvault]

You are right it is a time machine!

[@Георгий-ш4ч5и]

СПАСИБО ОГРОМНЕЙШЕЕ СПАСИБО ВАМ РЕСТОВРАТОРАМ ЭТИХ ФИЛЬМОВ !!! УНИКАЛЬНАЯ ВОЗМОЖНОСТЬ ЗАГЛЯНУТЬ В ПРОШЕДШЕЕ ВРЕМЯ !!! ЭТО НАСТОЯЩЕЕ ПУТЕШЕСТВИЕ НА МАШИНЕ ВРЕМЕНИ !!! СПАСИБО !!! ПОСТОЯННО ВОСХИЩАЮСЬ РАБОТОЙ РЕСТАВРАТОРОВ !!!

[@dingostar2620]

Thank you for uploading this gem.

[@RenatusChristoph]

Amazing work, Vivid History! You are truly masters of your craft.

[@classicmoviesvault]

I love the work and history

[@ashleywilliams3731]

These videos are so beautiful. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@classicmoviesvault]

I agree with you!

[@ezdancewithvi]

Beautiful City view! Thanks for upload!

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :)

[@jaimeticllas8439]

Qué hermoso, todo lo de antes era mejor que ahora. Me hubiera gustado existir en ese tiempo y me gustaría que vuelva lo de antes.

[@Tommusix]

Sometimes the camera seems to be more interesting than the ongoing event :D These videos are treasures, thank you.

[@classicmoviesvault]

I feel the same way

[@yai3373]

Love your content! I’d be so cool to be able to watch these awesome vids side by side in modern times and see how much the world has changed. Thank you for sharing amazing history with us! ❤

[@classicmoviesvault]

great comment

[@14rnr]

The flags didn't come out red despite your hard work, your videos are amazing and a real pleasure to watch, thank you for sharing.

[@athansen]

Interesting video for sure. There are many flags in the video, for instance at 5:59, and they would all most for certain be red and white. Danes love their flag "Dannebrog". Displays the limitations and shortcomings of the current digital colorization techniques.

[@Inkling777]

Although we see red as a bright color, on black & white film it typically looks dark, hence these black (or dark blue) with a white cross flags. As I watched, I asked myself, "Does anyone really have a flag with such somber colors?"

[@classicmoviesvault]

Great observation I am going to check the vidoe now and see as well!

[@girle5584]

I'm thinking these folks were living a much more meaningful, joyful life than us.

[@pranayrai9392]

you mean slaving black and brown people 💀💀

[@NiklasHansen-pf3ry]

Blame venstre..

[@_2004_nh]

And I'm not

[@pumpkinpatch5]

@Fouzaan Noble I think they meant that they ‘lived more in the moment than us’. I mean, go to a concert and see the sea of screens. It’s sad.

[@johnathanmartin1504]

I was thinking the opposite, especially knowing what was ahead of them (the Spanish Flu, the stock market crash, both world wars, the holocaust, etc.). They also had no internet, no TV, no cars or public air transportation, and surgeons didn't wash their hands.

[@JAKOB1977]

Already cr4zy about bicycles 120 years back. Impressive optimizing... great footage +1

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :)

[@Dcuniverse60]

124 years ago 1900

[@666zuk]

Fantastisk godt lavet

[@philipchretienkarlsson8157]

Another remarkable film restoration. With a little bit of imagination, it's almost as if you were there... how much more gentle life must have ben in those days. And, what a marvel... not a single automobile in sight !

[@patbarr1351]

I found it funny that there are almost as many bicycles in Copenhagen today!

[@Dragon43ish]

...no phones, no internet, no crime, gosh it was peaceful.

[@virtualalias]

@@Dragon43ish I'm curious why folks think there wasn't crime?

[@mortalclown3812]

​@@Dragon43ishNaive to think there was no crime, my friend. There definitely was. Then consider an array of illnesses for which there were no cures. Polio was still crippling and killing so many then. The first World War was a nightmare that marked a turning point in man's inhumanity to man: we've not outgrown it. Decent people have always outnumbered the ones who make life hard for the rest of us. Wishing their progeny exclusively passed on, but... the luck of the genetic roulette, eh? Here's blessings to you and yours... and to all. Selah. 🙏🍃💙✨

[@funtimes8296]

@@virtualalias Or why it was more gentle? People seem to have a romanticized view of the past no matter what

[@sm58nik]

Nicely done. The danish flag is red with a white cross though. It became a very dark blue in these clips.

[@jensstergard9380]

The second Christiansborg burnt in 1884. The walls of the ruined castle can be seen from 11:17 to 11:45.

[@Bjornplaylist101]

tak

[@DrogaDigital]

at 6:34 there is a gentleman making a picture of this video being made!! I wonder... would that picture still exist somewhere?

[@fuqupal]

Good question. Probably

[@classicmoviesvault]

It is amazing to see so many bikes, people walking and also the buggies on wheels. Even the horse carage is interesting. I loved the boats as well.

[@ronaldmiller2740]

WOW!!! MY SON MAX AND I LOVE THE BIKES ,, DOGGES,, MY WIFE LOVES THE CLOTHES THE BOATS VERY COOOOL

[@Inkling777]

Many thanks! The boats and the harbor scene remind me of _The Riddle of the Sands_ published about that time and on a sailboat along the German coast not far away.

[@Williamwerenberg]

It’s fantastic to be able to see Denmark like this. Great work 😊 I’m guessing the colouring process is done by an AI and that That is why our flag has turned swedish 😁

[@vicmac3513]

It just a forgotten history of Swedish colonies.

[@Williamwerenberg]

@@vicmac3513 Now that’s a jab 😊

[@Inkling777]

Yes, the cross should be white with a red background.

[@grahambell5340]

It`s the flag of Cornwall

[@JAKOB1977]

@@vicmac3513 try again.. Denmark is the oldest flag on the globe, Sweden is more a miixmach between partly old Denmark and partly old russia... Denmark also the oldest kingdom. streathing back to year 500 according to the papers from Ravenna Italy who mapped northen Europe in that era.. and mention talks about the danish kingdom in the north in the 4 to 500 century. though both England, and Sweden, and Norway and good part of Germany and france were danish, and part of the kingdom of Denmark. also why you see english cities that ends on "by" like Derby, as "by" meens city in danish. even the name of York & Yorkshire is from Denmark.. it comes from "Yorvik/Jorvik" the Viking Mueseum in York have an interresting display about it. (can likely also be found on their homepage "Jorvik Viking Center" a huge english study from late 2022 actually showed like 41% of the current english genepool comes from old danish norse and earlier then previous thought, where it previously was though it came partly from the danish vikingera and back when England was called "DaneLaw" region and part of the kingdom of Denmark, but the extensive UK study on old human remains' showed it was way earlier and year 200 and 300. Source "The Anglo-Saxon migration and the formation of the early English gene pool" In France it was the northen region around Normandiet and the reason for the naming..

[@fuqupal]

The Danish flag (Danebrogen) is miscolored. The Danish flag is red and white, not blue and white.

[@vividhistory2092]

Yes, sometimes the colorization is not historicacally/factually correct

[@leifandersen7731]

Great work! Thank you!! - only this: The flags with the white cross (5:33 and 5:50) were definitely not blue and white, but red and white! 😉

[@druidswillow1052]

Early KZbin fail vid at 2.34 as cyclist catches a groove! Great footage, fascinating glimpse at Copenhagen over a century ago

[@agffans5725]

and it happened right outside the bike repair shop 😁

[@kutnahora100]

Just loved this and its almost 13 minutes long.... awesome....

[@LadyAsmodeus]

I hate noisy cars that polluting the environment, and I LOVE cycling and horses... wish we could go back in time...

[@Segashimi]

Great work, but the colors are wrong. The flag is white-red and not white-blue.

[@grahambell5340]

The flags are white and black .It`s a Cornish carnival.

[@_wormlet]

@@grahambell5340 Isn't the cross in Cornish flag centred?

[@grahambell5340]

@@_wormlet You`re right it is !!!

[@holdermeddk]

These flags are Dannebrog and should be red and white. Why do you think it's a Cornish carnival? @grahambell5340

[@FenceThis]

and they made one more recently still with the wrong coloured flag

[@hitsradio46202]

Beautiful History.

[@pedroperez-je1gi]

Toda la gente queda mirando a la cámara. Tiempos de inocencia pura.

[@syl2063]

J'adore passer un moment à regarder ce genre de vidéos. De ralentir leurs mouvements pour être réaliste. D'ajouter de la couleur et du son. D'ailleurs la piste de son roule en boucle à certains moments car nous entendons le même gars parler "de la gate". Lol Bon travail quand même.

[@EsromFF]

Funny to see your hometown from more than a 100 years ago. A lot of it is still intact :)

[@MrPedur]

Some more footage from Denmark : kzbin.info/aero/PL0YOWePxaaEH9lHVstkAuRGcd08-fZncj&si=G-7AxQ3XyyKAdoVL

[@CarstoriesHW]

fantastic!!

[@Георгий-ш4ч5и]

ОГРОМНЕЙШЕЕ СПАСИБО ВАМ РЕСТАВРАТОРАМ КИНОХРОНИКИ !!! ЭТИ ЛЕНТЫ ЯВЛЯЮТСЯ ДОСТОЯНИЕМ ОБЩЕСТВЕННОСТИ, ВСЕГО ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСТВА !!! ДОСТОЯНИЕ ВСЕЙ ЦИВИЛИЗАЦИИ !!! СПАСИБО !!!

[@pawguldberg]

Beautiful

[@petergibson2318]

Everybody was wearing a hat or a cap or a bonnet...even the very young children had headgear. What a difference a century makes. P.S. The woman running down the steps at 2:04 disappeared from history like a puff of smoke.

[@TayWoode]

I like how the man in front of her changed into a woman 😂

[@l.f.p.8305]

About the colors. I believe at 5:30 it is (yellow) bananas hanging from the parade wagon and the flags are danish - so they should be red with a white cross. However, I understand the great work that has been put into the film, and I am VERY thankful that such material is available.

[@bardo0007]

Little kid smoking at 1:31 . Cigarettes must have been cheap and available at the time. I have never seen Copenhagen so real from this time period!

[@andersandersen6295]

And i bet he grew up to be 80.

[@SanyT74]

Когда понимаешь, что все эти люди умерли, то становится жутковато...

[@DaveRabbit-jr7ru]

For some reason those ships keep sounding their horns even though they’re docked. Interesting phenomenon.

[@Baruch-q4n]

Thankyou so much,my grandparents time was then the best years of thier lives.Although my grandad was in the army he married my nan in 1915.

[@gladysflores4974]

Muy bonito me gusta todo lo del tiempo pasado ❤

[@cloudchaser966]

Very interesting, but the coloring should have been done with more care: All these blue flags with a white cross should actually be red with a white cross - the Danish national flag! This actually makes me notice that there is a funny absence of red in the whole movie! Is that maybe a more common technical problem when coloring old black and white films?

[@bonniebluebell5940]

Glad you pointed out that out. Should have done more research.

[@Daniel-ow2io]

Give the guy a break. A great job at restoration. Just enjoy unless you can do a better job.

[@willfink1995]

There's a 10 year old kid smoking a cigarette in public at 1:30 and nobody bats an eye

[@DKFX1]

Even the bicycle bells sound higher quality than today

[@TowGunner]

“I’m Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen that’s me”

[@NeungView]

What's your IQ?

[@robmckee5295]

At 0:17..the first cargo bike.

[@totalfreedom45]

Great remastering! 👏 James Joyce, whose only rival in the command of the English language was Shakespeare, called Danish the weeping language. 😂💕☮🌎🌌

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :)

[@eindjelic8130]

Interesting how you see the ruins of the old parliament, Christiansborg Palace (the rebuilt building is also known as "Borgen" in the series). On that same boat ride today, you see the ruins of the old stock exchange, next to the now rebuilt parliament, as half of it burnt down recently. A tragedy as it was one of the oldest buildings in Denmark, and one of the oldest stock exchanges in the world. But on this film, the stock exchange is exactly as before - and it touches the heart to see it here (look for the spire, that has now disappeared).

[@Dragon43ish]

...and this is how people shopped they went walking and look at the windows and then if they wanted they went in the store and looked around......

[@holdermeddk]

This is the way people do shop today, 2023. Nothing has changed in that way. Well, a lot shop from home online too.

[@Ziraffe2]

Very good. The ruins are Christiansborg, which burned down in 1884, but for political reasons had to wait over 20 years for a rebuild. The vintage building with the spiral spire, seen at 10:57 just before Christiansborg, is Børsen from 1620. This neighbor sadly burned in the spring of 2024 and the northern part towards the 'borg' now stands in similar ruins. The other neighbor with the flat dome, Christiansborg Slotskirke, a church, was taken by flames in 1992, but now stands proudly again. All in all the film captures an atmosphere that (if you look closely) lives on to this day. But yes, our flag, Dannebrog, is red & white - and is said to be the oldest national flag in the world.

[@Miguel-cq1ms]

How is this possible? This must be one of the earliest video cameras ever.

[@funtimes8296]

1888, first video look it up

[@FenceThis]

it’s a film, not a video

[@beowulf1312]

Amazing to see the motor cars.

[@KajunMs39]

Pretty awesome!!!!❤❤

[@TheCoolStuffHD]

Time traveler coming out of the back at 2:04

[@tonylorentzen]

Great footage. I wish those who colored this would've taken their time to get the color of the flags right.

[@BobReed1]

I apologize if this has already been asked, but what causes the jerky movement of vertical lines (like posts, towers, etc.) from left to right? Is this an artificate of the film to video conversion process? It is only noticeable in a few of the film clips.

[@jayrich6532]

@2:29 mark kid wrecks his bike🤕

[@NineFourOneMedia]

This is impressive. I just wonder how much better this will be in the near future with AI being added to the mix.

[@Stefus87]

The flags at 5:30 probably had a bit more red in them, hehe.

[@Ponk_80]

Imagine being able to mentally time travel to these places, and be able to report on what has happened throughout history on this planet.

[@AlisherNasimov7580]

Great !

[@Нарангэрэлэнэхэнбэ]

What is suposed to reach that rooftop antenna 1:30

[@senanuroksuz9743]

video ve alttaki ses uyumsuz. videodaki sesi neden yayınlamadınız?

[@edgardopaladino4502]

2:32 first bike accident on youtube

[@antoniodarosamartinez9372]

👍💯🥇

[@14rnr]

I love Danmark and the Native Danish people, I wish I'd moved there when I had the chance back in the 90s.

[@seanmiller5253]

i really enioy thw vidoes ! in my retirement ,years . before im worm food ...thanks...

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :)

[@rasmussonderriis]

It's amazing already, but the colouring still leaves room for improvement. Look at the Danish flags, for instance.

[@justme0786]

Meget flot. Den var også meget velorganiseret den gang.

[@thomasnielsen7466]

Thanks now we know how it is tobe colorblind

[@jonnielsen4564]

Why all the blue flags e.g. 08:20? Or is it some color problems? It must be red flags or am I mistaken?

[@imransharif443]

Nice video

[@regularSenseAppeal]

Doesn't look much different from today. Biggest difference are the clothes, horses and the many boats in the harbour.

[@purringsounds]

Når I nu gør sådan et stort arbejde så er det virkelig uforståelig at hastigheden øges i en grad så det ser unaturligt ud. Jeg ser det på 0,75 speed og så passer det nogenlunde. Hvad er lige hensigten med det den øgede hastighed om jeg må spørge? Det gavner da ikke nogen.

[@jesperolsen8727]

Amazing footage. Norway got it's independence in 1905, I wonder if this is before or after.

[@jesperolsen8727]

@@Emund-Ulvbane Right, I stand corrected. But at least the king came from DK i believe.

[@zoolook666]

@@jesperolsen8727 Yes, when Norway became independed they choose the younger brother of the current Danish king - he accepted only after a public vote was held.

[@bonniebluebell5940]

Amazing footage. Great to see Denmark the way it was. These people knew who they were and were proud of their heritage. Nothing was handed to them on a silver platter. They strove for a better life and prospered. Everyone earned their daily bread except those who truly could not. There was civility, kindness, and human respect. There was Christian charity, love, and compassion. This was the civilized world pre-1914. We need to get back to the old way of life and its values. GOD SAVE THE WEST!

[@SteenSpuurHansen]

Fantastiske optagelser. Jeg synes dog der er en stor mangel på røde farver i disse film. Ikke mindst de scener, hvor Dannebrog er vist, hvor den røde farve fremstår helt sort. Jeg er ikke imponeret over kvaliteten af disse scener.

[@dagdriver4412]

@5:47 - shouldnt the flags on the wagon have been red? ie Dannebrog?

[@vividhistory2092]

The colorization involves some automatic steps, so it is not perfect.

[@BRKILLANAZ009]

Besides the people Denmark and the Streets of Copenhagen hasnt chance that much

[@fuqupal]

What are you talking about? I recognize only a quarter of this today. See all those dilapidated buildings? They're not around anymore.

[@shummish]

Everybodys wearing a hat, I love it!

[@hanslembl9103]

Ret fantastisk hvad man kan med remastering, men Dannebrog kan processen åbenbart ikke gøre rød og hvid.

[@erikipsen1682]

Der blev jeg født! 😋

[@ulflyng]

Thx for the show and vid. I'd love if the flag had been Red And White, not Blue and White. Small detaile

[@vividhistory2092]

Yes, the colorization involves some automatic steps, so it is unfortunately not always perfect.

[@flink85]

Crazy to think that at the same time as some of this footage was taken, the titanic was being built.

[@jacobfalk1649]

"Detailhandlerbanken" i ét ord, tør ikke tænke på, hvor mange fejlagtige opdelinger det havde haft i dag ;)

[@kathleendone8708]

The poor guy falling of his bike at 2:30. Some people ran to help him and the woman who caused is was completely unaware, huh,🤕