Ekko

Ekko is a statue by Danish artist Aksel Hansen, placed among the artworks of Copenhagen’s Kongens Have. The garden is also known as the King’s Garden.

Formal gardens, tree-lined paths, and other sculptures surround Ekko within this historic public park. Rosenborg Castle lies nearby, linking the garden to its origins. The garden began as private grounds for Rosenborg Castle in early seventeenth-century Copenhagen. Later, the gardens opened to the wider public.

Ekko fits a Danish tradition of placing sculpture in public spaces, where visitors encounter art outside museums. The Danish name Ekko means “echo” in English. Hansen’s work reflects classical influences and attention to the human form, details also visible in Ekko’s modelling. The statue blends with the garden’s natural surroundings.

Its position allows people walking through Kongens Have to discover it unexpectedly among the paths and plantings. People can view Ekko from different angles. The sculpture connects Copenhagen’s public art, park history, and everyday encounters in a setting shaped by formal and informal spaces.