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7-459: The original plan for the area, from 1649, was later abandoned. It now comprises neighbourhoods and localities such as Frederiksstaden , the Nyboder neighbourhood , Nyhavn , Larsens Plads and Kongens Nytorv . As part of his aspirations to strengthen Copenhagen as a regional centre, Christian IV decided to expand the area of the fortified city northwards. As early as 1606, when his modernization of

14-399: A direct extension of Nørrevold, connecting it to Sankt Annæ Skanse, thereby increasing the area of the fortified city with approximately 40%. However, the 1630s was a time of economic crisis and both Sankt Annæ Skanse and the new course of Østervold was delayed with no major work going on during that decade. After both Jutland and Scania had been occupied by enemy forces in the first half of

21-521: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Frederiksstaden Frederiksstaden is a district in Copenhagen , Denmark . Constructed during the reign of Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in Europe and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon . It was developed to commemorate the 300 years jubilee of

28-524: The House of Oldenburg ascending to the Danish throne. A. G. Moltke was in charge of the project and Nicolai Eigtved was the main architect. Frederiksstaden has Amalienborg Palace , the Danish residence palace complex with François Joseph Saly's equestrian statue monument to King Frederik V of Denmark in the middle of the octagonal plaza, and Frederik's Church at its center. Together they create an axis that

35-456: The 1640s and the Kingdom's very existence had been threatened, work on the fortifications was resumed. The new Østervold was constructed and a new project for the fortress at Sankt Annæ Skanse, with the layout of a bastioned pentagram , was completed in 1661. 55°41′11″N 12°35′08″E  /  55.6863°N 12.5855°E  / 55.6863; 12.5855 This Danish history article

42-474: The fortifications began, he had purchased 200 hectares of land outside the Eastern City Gate. His intention was to redevelop this area into a new district referred to as Ny København (English: New Copenhagen) or Sankt Annæ By (Saint Ann's Town). The plan was to change the course of Østervold, which at that time made a bend and ran along what is today Gothersgade and Kongens Nytorv . The new Østervold would be

49-420: Was extended with the creation of the new Copenhagen Opera House in 2005 on the other side of the harbor basin . The district is characterized by straight broad streets in a straight-angled street layout. The streets are lined by bourgeois houses, mansions and palaces. Another important building in the district is the royal Frederiks Hospital which was Denmark's first hospital in the present-day meaning of

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