Østerfælled Barracks ( Danish: ), later known as , was a

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originally built in the 1890s for the Guard Hussars of the

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in the emerging

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district of

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. Its grounds have now been transformed into a

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surrounding a

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and is now known as . Many of the old buildings have been retained while others have been demolished to make way for new residential buildings. The old main entrance to the barracks is located on the corner of and .

History

Østerfælled Barracks were designed by

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and built between 1897 and 1898 for the Guard Hussars, the light cavalry regiment of the

. The facility was named after the site, the Eastern Commons (), which had come under urban development after the decommissioning of Copenhagen's fortifications. St. James' Church, the first church to be built in , had been completed next to a little closer to the city in 1878 but other than that the area was still sparsely developed. The name of the facility was changed to ''Barracks'' after the cavalry moved to

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in 1940. After the end of the

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, the Air Force Regiment and 10th Artillery Department, until then based at ''Barracks'', took over the premises in November 1945. Later the Danish Defence Academy was based at the site. A local plan for redevelopment of the grounds was drafted in 1992 and the area was subsequently acquired by the pension fund (PBU) in 1993. Some of the old buildings were demolished to make way for new residential buildings. Others were converted into retail and commercial space.

Architecture

The symmetrical complex was laid out around a central axis extending diagonally into the main entrance on the corner of and present day . The gate is topped by King Frederik VII's monogram and flanked by two

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s with

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s. The buildings are designed in a

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style and built in red brick with white window frames and

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s with blue-glazed tiles. Image:Østerfælled Barracks - guard houses.JPG, The two guardhouses flanking the main entrance Image:Østerfælled Barracks - architecture.JPG, Image:Teater Republique - Lille Scene.JPG, The building now housing Republique's small stage Image:Østerfælled Barracks (Copenhagen).JPG, Building

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Local plan No. 224
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History

Architecture

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