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Gunboat Sheds, Copenhagen
The Gunboat Sheds (''Kanonbådsskurene'') is a row of 32 black-painted wooden sheds located on the east coast of Frederiksholm, part of Holmen, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in the first half of the 19th century for the naval base which used to occupy the grounds, they have now been adapted for other use. They were listed in 1964. History The Gunboat Sheds owe their existence and name to the so-called gunboats which were built after the Danish naval fleet had been captured at the Holmen Naval Base by the Royal British Navy on 21 October 1807. The gunboats were used in the last stage of the English Wars, now known as the Gunboat War. The small gunboats were employed against the conventional Royal British Navy. Built to provide on-land protection for the gunboats when they were not in use, the sheds were mainly built in around 1830. Each shed could accommodate two gunboats. When the gunboats were replaced by more modern vessels, the sheds remained in use for storing motor boats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan area has 2,057,142 people. Copenhagen is on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Beginning in the 17th century, it consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences, and armed forces. During the Renaissance the city served as the de facto capital of the Kalmar Union, being the seat of monarchy, governing the majority of the present day Nordic region in a personal union with Sweden and Norway ruled by the Danis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Wars (Scandinavia)
The English Wars ( da, Englandskrigene, sv, Englandskrigen) were a series of conflicts pitting the United Kingdom and Sweden against Denmark-Norway as part of the Napoleonic Wars. It is named after England, the common name in Scandinavia for the United Kingdom, which declared war on Denmark-Norway due to disagreements over the neutrality of Danish trade and to prevent the Danish fleet falling into the hands of the First French Empire. It began with the first battle of Copenhagen in 1801 and its latter stage from 1807 onwards was followed by the Gunboat War, the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09 and the Swedish invasion of Holstein in 1814. Prelude After the death of Denmark-Norway's foreign minister Andreas Peter Bernstorff in 1800, crown prince Frederick began exerting his will in all areas. This meant that the finance minister Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann ignored protests from the foreign minister Christian Bernstoff to finally grant the Dutch-born merchant Frédéric d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyholm Central Guardhouse
Nyholm Central Guardhouse is a historic building at Holmen, Copenhagen, Holmen in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1745 as part of the Holmen Naval Base, Nyholm Naval Base which had been established on reclaimed land at the site in 1690. History The first guardhouse at Nyholm was located inside the Neptune Battery (now Sixtus Battery). When the building had become outdated and the grounds were being restructured, Naval Secretary Frederik Danneskiold-Samsøe proposed the construction of a new building to King Christian VI of Denmark , Christian VI. The plans were approved in February 1744 and the project was assigned to Philip de Lange who served as Naval Master Builder for almost 30 years and also contributed with many other buildings at Nyholm, and the building was completed the following year. It guarded the passage between the Nordre Toldbod, Custom House and Nyholm. It was also used for receiving important guests to the naval base. Architecture Nyholm Central Guardhouse i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagen (Danish Newspaper)
''DAGEN'' (commonly written ''Dagen'') was a Danish newspaper which published for only 41 issues, from 22 October 2002 to 6 December 2002. ''DAGEN'' was the first new newspaper in almost 50 years in Denmark. History and profile On 6 December 2002, ''Dagen'' had a debt of 34.9 million DKK, and bankruptcy was declared on 13 December 2002. Peter Linck was the creator of the newspaper, and the editor was Kresten Schultz Jørgensen. The newspaper had more media coverage than it itself was able to cover about its bankruptcy. The coverage from other media was intense. Many used the newspaper's own mottos for jokes about its bankruptcy, a famous one was "''til folk som kan læse, fra folk som ikke kan regne''" (Danish: "''for people who can read, from people who can't count''") as a reference to the overwhelming bankruptcy it suffered. Mottos ''DAGEN'' had a few mottos, in order to draw distance from other current newspapers. * ''Til folk som kan læse, fra folk der kan skrive'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KHR Arkitekter
KHR Architecture A/S, formerly known as KHRAS and KHR Arkitekter is a Danish architecture company founded as Krohn & Hartvig Rasmussen in 1946. The company was founded by Gunnar Krohn and E. Hartvig Rasmussen after winning an architectural competition for the machine factory Atlas. During the 1960s, the company started focusing on European styles applied to public buildings in Denmark. The company has around 100 employees and six partners involved in the daily management: Janina Zerbe, Henrik Richter Danielsen, Mikkel Beedholm, Lars Kragh And, Torben Juul and Peter Nielsen. Several works have been nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture and Mies van der Rohe Award. In 1992, the company was awarded the Nykredit Architecture Prize. Among the company's projects are Sct. Hans New Forensic Psychiatry (2021), Østerport 2 office building (2021), Copenhagen Airport (several terminals), Rødovre Centrum (1966), Hvidovre Hospital (1968), University of Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DFDS Canal Tours - Holmen
DFDS is a Danish international shipping and logistics company. It is the busiest shipping company of its kind in Northern Europe and one of the busiest in Europe. The company's name is an abbreviation of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (literally ''The United Steamship Company''). DFDS was founded in 1866, when C.F. Tietgen merged the three biggest Danish steamship companies of that day. Although DFDS has generally concentrated on freight and passenger traffic on the North Sea and to the Baltic Sea, it has also operated freight services to the US, South America, and the Mediterranean in the past. Since the 1980s, DFDS's focus for shipping has been on northern Europe. Today, DFDS operates a network of 25 routes with 50 freight and passenger ships in the North Sea, Baltic Sea, and the English Channel under the name DFDS Seaways. The rail and land-based haulage and container activities are operated by DFDS Logistics. History The Beginnings Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PLH Architects
PLH Architects is an architectural firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1977 by Palle Leif Hansen. Location PLH Arkitekter is based in a former industrial complex situated in the Haraldsgade neighbourhood on the border between outer Nørrebro and Østerbro in Copenhagen. The buildings are the former home of Laurids Knudsens Mekaniske Etablissement. Selected projects Completed * East Asiatic Company headquarters (now Alm. Brand), Midtermolen, Copenhagen (1998) * ''Havnestaden'' masterplan, Islands Brygge, Copenhagen (1992) * GeoCenter Møns Klint, Møn, Denmark (2007) * Aller House, Havneholmen, Copenhagen (2009) * Danish National Archives, Copenhagen (2009) *K 29, Vilnius, Lithuania (2013–2015) In progress * Harboes Brewery Visitor Center, Skælskør, Denmark * Mærsk Building, Amerika Plads, Copenhagen, Denmark * Trelleborg Visitor Center, Slagelse, Denmark Gallery Image:Company House Copenhagen.jpg, East Asiatic Company headquarters, Midtermolen, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunboat War
The Gunboat War (, ; 1807–1814) was a naval conflict between Denmark–Norway and the British during the Napoleonic Wars. The war's name is derived from the Danish tactic of employing small gunboats against the materially superior Royal Navy. In Scandinavia it is seen as the later stage of the English Wars, whose commencement is accounted as the First Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. Background The naval conflict between Britain and Denmark-Norway commenced with the First Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 when Horatio Nelson's squadron of Admiral Parker's fleet attacked the Danish capital. This came as a basis of Denmark-Norway's policy of armed neutrality during the latter stages of the French Revolutionary Wars, where Denmark used its naval forces to protect trade flowing within, into and out of the Danish-Norwegian waters. Hostilities between Denmark-Norway and the United Kingdom broke out again by the Second Battle of Copenhagen in 1807, when the British attacked the Danish c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1807 In Denmark
Events from the year 1807 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VII * Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff Events * 7 January – England declares an embargo against France and its allies, including Denmark-Norway. * 29 January – The Danish fortress Frederiksnagore surrenders to the British forces and will remain occupied until 1815. Trankebar and the Danish West Indies are also occupied by the British during the conflict. * 17 April – The Royal Institute for the Deaf is founded in Copenhagen. * 6 May – Mozart's Don Juan is performed in Copenhagen for the first time, with Édouard Du Puy in the title role. * 29 August – The Battle of Køge, also known as the 'Clogs Battle', between British troops besieging Copenhagen and Danish militia raised on Zealand ends in British victory. * 16 August – British troops land at Vedbæk. * 29–31 August – Battle at Classens Have which is destroyed. * 2 September – Bombardment of Copenhagen starts: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark , established_title = History of Denmark#Middle ages, Consolidation , established_date = 8th century , established_title2 = Christianization , established_date2 = 965 , established_title3 = , established_date3 = 5 June 1849 , established_title4 = Faroese home rule , established_date4 = 24 March 1948 , established_title5 = European Economic Community, EEC 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, accession , established_date5 = 1 January 1973 , established_title6 = Greenlandic home rule , established_date6 = 1 May 1979 , official_languages = Danish language, Danish , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = German language, GermanGerman is recognised as a protected minority language in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority globally. Owing to this historical prominence, it is common, even among non-Britons, to ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmen Naval Base
Naval Station Holmen ( da, Flådestation Holmen) is one of several naval stations of the Royal Danish Navy, supplementing the two Danish naval bases in Frederikshavn and Korsør. Founded in the late 17th century, it is also a visitor attraction with many historical buildings that has played a vital role in the history of Denmark as well as Copenhagen. The naval base used to occupy the entire area of Holmen, which was in fact created by a series of landfills to house it, but is now confined to its northernmost island of Nyholm. Holmen was for many years the base of command for the Danish Naval Flag and has through the times been called Nyholm (which is the name of one of the islands), the Navy's Base and Naval Station or Naval Base, Copenhagen. It was never actually named Naval Station Holmen (''Flådestation Holmen''), even though many people not in the Navy have used this name. For over 300 years, the facility at Holmen was Denmark's largest employer. Today the Navy only has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
