- Address: Christianshavn, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Founder: Christian IV
- Creation date: 1619 year
- Sightseeing: the Christiania district, the Church of Christ the Savior, the opera house
If you have already met with the sights of Copenhagen , walk up the central streets of the city, then we suggest you visit the area Christianshavn, whose narrow canals and moored boats remind something of Venice.
From the history of the district
Christianshavn (dates: Christianshavn) is an old district of Copenhagen with narrow streets, canals and unusual houses. This part of the city was created by the order of King Christian IV in 1619 as a fortress, as evidenced by 12 bastions and earth embankments.
At the beginning of the 17th century there was nothing in the place of the current Christianhavn, and the area itself was a wetland, but in the period from 1618 to 1818 there was an active construction of houses, roads, streets, bastions and other fortifications. According to the original idea, immigrants from Holland were to settle in the Christianshavn region, later a military garrison was located here, but eventually it became a place of concentration of traders and craftsmen.
In the 19th century, Kristianshavn was already a full-fledged district of Copenhagen, its own Town Hall was built here, but undeveloped infrastructure, dirt, almost total absence of shops attracted little new residents, and Christianshavn remained the center of trade with many European countries for almost 2 centuries.
Christianshavn in the modern world
The reconstruction of the Christianshavn district began in the 20th century: in the early 1990s, the city authorities launched a campaign to turn the district into a popular place of residence. Here, new residential areas began to be built up, many shops, administrative buildings, hotels , restaurants and offices appeared. In 2002, a metro line was laid here, and in 2006 the Royal Opera was opened, which is the most modern and technologically advanced building in Copenhagen.
Other attractions of Christianshavna are the Christiania district and the Church of Christ the Savior built here. The temple is located near the metro, and its tower is surrounded by a spiral staircase, consisting of 400 steps, climbing over which you can see the Old Town, Christiania, Copenhagen Bay. The district itself is famous for having a semi-autonomous status and in fact is a "state in the state", it has its own authority, its own legislative acts and rules, often contrary to the laws of Denmark .
How to get there?
The Kristianshavn district is located in the center of Copenhagen, so the most convenient way to get there is on foot, if the journey is supposed to take the metro, then the desired station is called Christianshavn.
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