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27-475: Christmas Møllers Plads is located outside Copenhagen's former Amager Gate . Amager Fælledvej was connected to the Amagerbrogade in the 1900s. At this point, the site was still surrounded by open countryside. Being located inside the so-called demarcation line which enforced building restrictions outside the city's fortification, it was only allowed to build wooden structures. The fortifications had been removed on

54-456: A bronze torso on a granite plinth, was created by Knud Nellemose . On the Panther's Bastion stands another memorial. It depicts Christians Holm, one of the driving forces behind the preservation of Christianshavns Vold. Counterscarp A scarp and a counterscarp are the inner and outer sides, respectively, of a ditch or moat used in fortifications. Attackers (if they have not bridged

81-472: A former gunpowder magazine. The gunpowder magazine is from 1744 to 1745. It was designed by C.E.D. von Øtken. Quintus Bastion or Christiani Quinti Bastion dates from the years after 1682. It was named after Christian V. It became part of the Nyholm Dockyards in the 1770s. In 1858, it became home to the storage facility Søbefæstningens Materialgård. Galf of the bastion was made available to Søminekorpset in

108-399: A fortified merchant's town at a shallow-watered, marshy area north of Amager to complete a fortification ring around Copenhagen. The town was laid out with low earthworks facing Amager . The rampart was constructed with four and a half bastions and a city gate, known as Amagerport, through which all traffic to and from Amager had to pass. In the 1670s, when Vestervold was extended to reach

135-399: A gunpowder magazine from 1690. It was designed by C.E.D. von Øtken. The building, which is known simply as Frederiks Bastion, is used as a venue for exhibitions, concerts, workshops, meetings and other events. Charlotte Amalies Bastion is located just north of Refshalevej. It dates from the years after 1682 and is named after Charlotte Amalie, Christian V's queen. Restaurant 56° is located in

162-502: A gunpowder magazine from c. 1675 which was formerly used as a storage space by Copenhagen Municipality's park authority. It now serves as club house for Qajaq København, a kayak club. A windmill was first constructed on the bastion in 1683. It was destroyed by fire in the 1750s but replaced by a new one in the 1770s. A combined distillery and tavern—frequentved by the many Dyrch farmers from Amager who came to Copenhagen on market days to sell their produce on Amagertorv —was also located on

189-456: A multi-tenant office complex (Æangebrogade 6). The adjacent double house from 1802 to 1914 was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1988. Panterens Bastion (The Panther's Bastion) contains a former military training facility for shooting with hand guns. The buildings, a complex of red brick buildings, has now been converted into apartments. An unnamed footbridge connects

216-427: Is a former rampart which was part of the bastioned fortification ring which used to surround Copenhagen , Denmark . Running along the full south-eastern perimeter of Christianshavn and Holmen , it used to form a protective barrier towards the island of Amager . It consists of earthworks with 12 bastions and in front of it ran a moat , Stadsgraven , now forming a broad canal which separates Christianshavn from

243-461: The 1830s. It is now part of Christiania. The footbridge Dyssebroen connects the bastion to Dyssen on the other side of Stadsgraven. Vilhelms Bastion dates from 1682. It received its name after Prince William of Denmark , a son of Christian V by Queen Charlotte Amalie. The bastion contains a gunpowder magazine from 1688. It was designed by Hans van Steenwinckel the Youngest . A half-timbered building

270-488: The 1870s, and several buildings were subsequently built at the site. Christianshavns Vold generally remains well-preserved as a historic site . Torvegade, the main thoroughfare of Christianshavn, running from Knippels Bridge to the dam to Amager, passes between Løvens Bastion and Elefantens Bastion at the site where Amagerport used to lie. The grounds serve as a public park , part of the city's Fortification Ring park band. The windmill on Løvens Bastion, Lille Mølle which

297-459: The bastion to Amager Boulevard on the other side of Stadsgraven. Elefantens Bastion (The Elephant's Bastion) is located just south of Torvegade. It replaced Møllebastionen (The Mill Bastion) in 1667–70. A windmill, Breslaus Mølle, stood on the bastion from 1670 to 1842. Løvens Bastion (The Lion's Bastion) is located a little north of Torvegade. The bastion is home to Lille Mølle , a smock mill which replaced an older stub mill in 1783. The mill cap

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324-406: The ditch) must descend the counterscarp and ascend the scarp. In permanent fortifications the scarp and counterscarp may be encased in stone. In less permanent fortifications, the counterscarp may be lined with paling fence set at an angle so as to give no cover to the attackers but to make advancing and retreating more difficult. If an attacker succeeds in breaching a wall a coupure can be dug on

351-468: The entrance to the harbour and protect the new base for the Royal Fleet at what was to become known as Nyholm . The extension included seven new bastions, named for members of the royal family. The last extension of Christianshavns Vold was constructed as late as 1878–82, when a rampart was constructed along the eastside of the newly reclaimed Refshaleø. Kalvebod Bastion takes its name after Kalveboderne ,

378-406: The inside of the wall to hinder the forlorn hope , in which case the side of the ditch farthest from the breached wall and closest to the centre of the fortification is also called the counterscarp. These are tunnels or "galleries" that have been built behind the counterscarp wall inside the moat or ditch. Each gallery is pierced with loopholes for musketry , so that attacking forces that enter

405-401: The moat can be directly fired upon. Counterscarp galleries were usually built into the angles of the ditch to give the widest field of fire. Occasionally, casemated artillery batteries were built into the counterscarp, but they were more commonly designed for infantry weapons only. The galleries were usually connected to the main body of the fort by a tunnel which passed under the ditch, or by

432-412: The other side of the harbour but Christianshavns Vold was still military area and the demarcation line was still in force. One of the few buildings at the site was Røde Mølle (Red Mill). In 1909, all building restrictions were finally abolished. The area between Amagerbrogade and Amagerfælledvej from 1912. Vermlandsgade was created in 1923. The street Ved Stadsgraven was constructed in the 1930s, linking

459-471: The rampart is a municipal park whereas the northern portion is part of Freetown Christiania , a self-built, semi-autonomous community which has existed since the early 1970s. Part of Christiania is located on the far side of Stadsgraven and the two halves are connected by the Dyssebroen footbridge. As part of his endeavour to modernize Copenhagen's fortifications, Christian IV constructed Christianshavn as

486-414: The resistance movement during World War II and later served as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The former roundabout is seen at 1:16:29 in the 1969 Olsen-banden film The Olsen Gang in a Fix when a Skoda Oktavia is involved in a pile-up . 55°40′07″N 12°35′46″E  /  55.6687°N 12.5962°E  / 55.6687; 12.5962 Christianshavns Vold Christianshavns Vold

513-409: The rest of Amager. On the other side of Stadsgraven. on Amager, was a lower system of outworks called Christianshavns Enveloppe of which only the northern half survives. Along with Kastellet on the other side of the harbour, it is the only intact part of the fortification system. Today Christianshavns Vold serves as an important greenspace for Christianshavn 's inhabitants. The southern half of

540-434: The sea, Christiansvold was moved and extended to match the new course of Vestervold. Only the two northernmost bastions, today known as Løvens Bastion and Elefantens Bastion, remained on their original location. The new Christianshavns Vold had five very large bastions. Around the entire complex was a moat with a protecting counterscarp . From 1682 to 1692 Christianshavns Vold was again extended this time in northwards, to guard

567-483: The shallow waters which were located to the south of Copenhagen in what is now its Southern Docklands . The bastion contains two buildings. Magasinbygningen, the larger of the two, is a two-storey, L-shaped storage building from 1800. The other one is a small forge from 1757. Both are today owned by Karberghus , a privately owned property which mainly invests in historic properties. Enhjørningens Bastion (The Unicorn's Bastion) dates from 1668 to 1670. The bastion contains

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594-496: The site with Amager Boulevard . A roundabout, supposedly the largest in the country, was built at the site in 1942. The roundabout was bisected by tramway tracks. The roundabout was removed and replaced by new traffic lanes and street lights when the last trams disappeared in 1971. The junction was named Christmas Møllers Plads was introduced in 1950 to commemorate the Conservative politician Christmas Møller who had been active in

621-415: The site. In the late 18th century, Peter Rabe Holm constructed a small beer brewery on the site. In the 1850s, it was replaced by a new, industrial brewery still known as Rabeshave ("Rabe's Garden") after the site's former owner. In the 1890s, Tabeshave merged with 11 other breweries as De Forenede Bryggerier. In 1907–1919, J. Wiedemann constructed a sausage factory on the site. It has now been converted into

648-511: Was constructed next to it in 1690. Carls Bastion (Charles' Bastion) dates from the years after 1682. It was named after Prince Charles , a son of Christian V by Queen Charlotte Amalie. The bastion contains a gunpowder magazine from 1690. It was designed by Hans van Steenwinckel the Youngest . Frederiks Bastion (Frederik's Bastion) dates from the years after 1682. It was named after Crown Prince Frederick , Christian V's son by Queen Charlotte Amalie, who succeed him in 1744–45. The bastion contains

675-529: Was converted into a private home in 1917, has been converted into a historic house museum . The northern part of the rampart is today part of Freetown Christiania . The two former gunpowder magazines at Frederiks and Carls Bastions serve as venues for small concerts and art exhibitions. On the Lion's Bastion stands a memorial to the writer Martin Andersen Nexø who was born in nearby Sankt Annæ Gade . The work,

702-402: Was removed in 1897 and it was later converted into a private residence. It was taken over by National Museum in the early 1970s and is now operated as a historic house museum. An adjacent building contains the restaurant Løven + Bastionen. Ulriks Bastion (Ulrik's Bastion) dates from 1682 to 1692. It was named after Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve , a son of Christian V and Sophie Amalie Moth . It

729-409: Was used by Søetatens Laboratorium and became part of Bådsmandsgade Barracks in the 1830s. It has been part of Christiania since 1971. Sophie Hedvigs Bastion dates from 1682 to 1692. It received its name after Princess Sophia Hedwig , a daughter of Christian V by QueenCharlotte Amalie . It contained a gunpowder mill from 1687 to 1750 and then an oil mill until it became part of Bådmandsgade Barracks in

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