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44-519: For much of the 20th century a working-class neighbourhood, Christianshavn developed a bohemian reputation in the 1970s and it is now a fashionable, diverse and lively part of the city with its own distinctive personality. Businessmen, students, artists, hippies and traditional families with children live side by side. Administratively, Christianshavn has been part of Indre By since 2007, but it still has its own local council. Christianshavn covers an area of 3.43 km, and includes three minor islands to

88-416: A cul-de-sac as districts go, the area has a somewhat quiet and "remote" reputation and feel to it. Frederiksholm is the area which has seen most new construction since Holmen Naval Base was closed and the area released for redevelopment. Many new buildings have been built while old buildings from the areas naval past have been converted for new uses. The existence of Holmen originates in a wish to relocate

132-523: A "city within the city". It has a considerable population and is a venue for many cultural events as well as experimental and idiosyncratic " Architecture Without Architects ". Christianshavn metro station is located at Christianshavns Torv at the intersection of Christianshavn Canal and Torvegade. The station serves both the M1 and M2 lines of the Copenhagen Metro . The 901 & 902 lines of

176-404: A bridge was built to Arsenaløen. This happened towards the end of the 18th century. At this point, all of Holmen's islands were connected. East from Langøen, an atoll was found called "Mudderøen (English: The Mud Island). This area was reclaimed and annexed to Langeø, which at this stage was renamed Frederiksholm. In 1789 Frederiksholm had reached its current size. The original intention was to use

220-513: A new district of the city, while the remaining naval facilities are confined to the northernmost islet of Nyholm. The area is today characterized by a mixture of residential developments, creative businesses and educational institutions and remaining military activities. Holmen is also home to the Copenhagen Opera House which was completed in 2005. Though technically a part of the central Indre By district of Copenhagen, being

264-608: Is Christian's Church . On the other—Rampar Sidet—side of the canal, the area is dominated by historic residential buildings and institutions. Christianshavn's Upper City Side, stretching along Strandgade from Torvegade to the Trangaven Canal, is dominated by old renovated warehouses and merchant's houses. A number of large institutions are located in the area, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Cultural institutions include Danish Architecture Centre and

308-430: Is 96: 60 film students, 6 scriptwriters, 18 TV students and 12 animation directors. All courses are 4-year programmes, except the animation and games directing course which lasts 4½ years. The school is an art school but practical knowledge is also very important. The teaching programme is a mixture of theoretical and practical training and includes a large number of exercises and productions. The students' final project

352-483: Is a guardhouse from 1744 designed by Phillipe de Lange. It has a characteristic tower featuring a clock and with a crown atop. For many years it was simply referred to as "Under Uret" (English: "Beneath the Clock"). The crown at the top was reused in the design of the spire for Christiansborg Palace . However, in connection with a renovation in 1934, two more crowns were added to the original spire at Christiansborg, making

396-501: Is a congregation of small islands, forming a north-eastern extension of Christianshavn between Zealand and the northern tip of Amager . Holmen was created by a series of land reclamations to house the Holmen Naval Base after it was moved from Gammelholm and used to occupy the entire area, but activities have gradually been moved elsewhere. Since the early 1990s, the area has instead been redeveloped for other use as

440-576: Is a film produced on a professional level and presented to the public on national TV. All students must pass an entrance test including both practical exercises and interviews. Director Poul Nesgaard headed the school between 1992 and 2014, when film editor Vinca Wiedemann  [ da ] took over. The number of employees amounts to about 50 persons, including teachers, technical and administrative staff. A large number of guest teachers are temporarily employed. The school also arranges courses for film and TV professionals from abroad and seminars with

484-724: Is also home to Georg Stage , a fully rigged , three-masted sailing ship which serves as a training platform for Danish sailors. She was launched 1934 as a replacement of another ship by the same name which now serves as a museum ship at Mystic Seaport in the United States. Georg Stage is moored in the canal between Nyholm and Frederiksholm when she is in Copenhagen. 55°40′48″N 12°36′13″E  /  55.68°N 12.6035°E  / 55.68; 12.6035 National Film School of Denmark The National Film School of Denmark ( Danish : Den Danske Filmskole )

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528-561: Is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs . It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen in the harbour of Copenhagen . The National Danish Film School was established in 1966 under the Danish Film Institute with Theodor Christensen  [ da ; ru ] and Jens Christian Lauritzen as the driving forces and the latter as the institution's first principal. In 1988

572-519: Is quartered by the Christianshavn Canal , running north–south along its length, and Torvegade, the main thoroughfare of Christianshavn, running east–west, connecting Amager Side Copenhagen to the city centre across Knippelsbro . Where the canal and the street intersects, at the geographical centre of Christianshavn, lies the square Christianshavns Torv . Along the eastern shoreline of the island runs Christianshavns Vold which now serves as

616-438: Is the home of many creative business like advertising agencies and architectural practices as well as creative educational institutions like The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture and National Film School of Denmark . Freetown Christiania , a partially self-governing neighborhood which has established semi-legal status as an independent community in an area of abandoned military barracks, appears as

660-666: The Copenhagen Harbour Buses have a stop at Christianshavn at the end of Knippelsbro. 55°40′25″N 12°35′35″E  /  55.67361°N 12.59306°E  / 55.67361; 12.59306 Holmen, Copenhagen Holmen ( lit.   ' The Islet ' ) is a water-bound neighbourhood in Copenhagen , Denmark , occupying the former grounds of the Royal Naval Base and Dockyards . In spite of its name, deceptively in singular , Holmen

704-524: The Danish Film School and the Theatre & Contemporary Dance School . They are all located in buildings of the former naval shipyard along the eastern shore of Frederiksholm. The 32 former Gunboat Sheds today house small business mainly in the creative sector, such advertising agencies, media houses and architectural practices. Holmen has been subject to comprehensive redevelopment since

748-535: The North Atlantic House . On the other side of the canal, Christianshavn's Upper Rampart Side is the densest and most neglected part of the neighbourhood with around half of Christianshavn's 10,000 inhabitants living in that area. It is in this area that the Church of Our Saviour and Christiania are found. Holmen is characterized by a mixture of old military buildings and new residential developments and

792-419: The 20th century. Some areas were opened up in the late 1910s-1920s, and the final areas were made public space in 1961. The fortifications are a part of the total fortification system around the old part of Copenhagen, and are one of Denmark's best preserved fortifications from the 17th century. Today the area around the fortifications is a park area. Christianshavn is a lively, primarily residential area. It

836-751: The Arsenal complex at Arsenaløen since 2005. Since the Navy closed down its activities and Holmen was released for redevelopment, Holmen has become home to one of the largest creative clusters in Copenhagen. A Centre for Creative Educations has been established on the eas side of Frederiksholm, mostly in converted naval buildings. It encompasses the Design School , the Architecture School , the Rhythmic Music Conservatory ,

880-464: The Danish Fleet from its earlier home at Bremerholm . Since the city was growing rapidly, it was no longer practical to have the fleet stationed in the centre of the city. Being built out of timber, the vessels constituted a major hazard. Furthermore, the sailors disposed of their garbage by throwing it directly into the harbour, which had developed into a sanitary hazard as well. In 1680, a plan

924-739: The Holmen Naval Base was closed. Being the oldest part of Holmen, Nyholm generally has the oldest buildings. These include the Central Guardhouse . 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 . The plans were approved in February 1744 and

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968-542: The Navy closed down most of its activities. When the royal yacht Dannebrog is not at sea, it ties up at Elefanten ( The Elephant ), a pier which extends south from the northern tip of Nyholm, next to the Central Guardhouse. The pier is named for the naval vessel Elephanten which was scuttled at the site to create it. The royal family cross the harbour on the royal barge which moors at Nordre Toldbod , just north of Amalienborg Palace . Also berthed at

1012-434: The design of Philip de Lange . It was used by the shipyard for the mounting of masts. Planbygningen (English: The Design Building) was used for the design and carving of frames . The building had the capacity to contain all frames for two whole naval vessels. It was built in 1764 as a replacement for an older building with the same function and is annexed to the masting sheer. Nyholm Central Guard (Danish: Nyholm Hovedvagt)

1056-417: The harbour and trash from Copenhagen's streets. In certain streets, there could be more than one metre of trash, so there was plenty to take. This efforts gradually formed an island, which was given the name Nyholm. It was to this island that the naval shipyard was relocated. The first ship which was set to sea from this shipyard was the first Dannebrog in 1692. Afterwards, the construction of all large ships

1100-550: The island became known as Dokøen (English: The Dock Island). In 1925 the island was annexed to Frederiksholm but kept its own name. From 1690 to 1993 Holmen was the main base of the Royal Danish Navy . After World War II , two new bases were established in Korsør and Frederikshavn but even though more and more activities were relocated there, Holmen retained its status. In 1981 the naval shipyard closed. On 1 May 1993,

1144-413: The island's name. Later the island was extended eastwards until reaching its current size in the middle of the 19th century. In 1860 Arsenaløen formed a land connection to Christianshavn, which became the main entrance to Holmen, known as Værftsbrovagten (English: The Yard Bridge Hard). Until then access to Holmen had been by ferry to Christiansholm, from where a bridge connected to Arsenaløen where to Holmen

1188-467: The new area for barracks for Navy personnel, but this plan was abandoned. Instead, a number of other buildings were built on the island, including storages for ship masts. After the Gunboat War , a row of boathouses were made for the storage of gunboats . When Gammelholm was finally decommissioned by the Navy in 1869, most activities were moved to Frederiksholm, and in 1918 the shipyard at Nyholm

1232-473: The north, jointly referred to as Holmen . It has a population of 10,140 and a population density of 2,960 per km. To the south and east Christianshavn is defined by its old ramparts. To the west Christianshavn borders on the Inner Harbour that separates it from Slotsholmen and the rest of Copenhagen's city centre . In 1612, Christian IV initiated an ambitious programme to fortify Copenhagen. During

1276-479: The oldest structures at Holmen. The northernmost bastion was Charlotte Amalies Bastion, and north of this two cannon batteries were established, "Batteriet Quintus" and "Batteriet Neptunus". The latter's name came from the sunken ship which was the foundation for the battery. This battery was later renamed to "Christiani Sixti Batteri", or "Christian VI's Battery". Today it is known as "Batteriet Sixtus" or just "Sixtus". The sinking of ships continued, loaded with mud from

1320-567: The only part of Holmen, Nyholm is still a military area. Access to the area is therefore restricted. However, the public is allowed to enter Nyholm from sunrise (not earlier than 8 am though) to sunset. Sunset is marked by a single shot from a cannon at the Sixtus Battery. Among the institutions located at Nyholm is the Royal Danish Naval Academy . Frederik V's Masting Sheer is a masting sheer built in 1748–51 to

1364-400: The period 1618–1623, he erected earthen embarkments with five bastions in the marshy area between Copenhagen and the island of Amager . At the same time the idea was hatched of creating a new merchant town in the area. In 1639 the little merchant and fortress town of Christianshavn was established. However, competition from Copenhagen soon proved too strong for the little town, and by 1674 it

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1408-564: The pier are three decommissioned naval ships of the Cold War which now serve as museum ships. During opening hours visitors are free to walk around the largest of the ships, FDMS Peder Skram , a Peder Skram class frigate , while the two others, HDMS Sælen , a submarine, and HDMS Sehested a Willemoes-class missile boat can only be visited on tours. They start every 30 minutes during opening hours and are available in English. Holmen

1452-528: The principal greenspace of the neighbourhood. The Lower City Side of Christianshavn, also known as Christiansbro, is the most affluent part of the neighbourhood, with several modern residential developments built on the grounds of the former Burmeister & Wain / B&W Shipyard. Several headquarters are also found in the area, including most notably the former Danish headquarters of Nordea (now repurposed as Hotel NH Collection Copenhagen) along its entire harbourfront, while its most important historic building

1496-523: 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 Custom House and Nyholm. It was also used for receiving important guests to the naval base. Just east of the guardhouse stands the Masting Sheer which

1540-431: The resemblance somewhat less obvious. Batteriet Sixtus (English: The Sixtus Battery) is a small fortification of earthworks on the northern part of Nyholm. It is from here that official cannon salutes are fired at special events. The remains of the naval base, now known as Marinestation København is now confined to Nyholm which is also home to the Royal Danish Naval Academy . The Defence Command has been based in

1584-484: The school became an independent institution and in 1998 the school—until then spread out on several addresses—relocated to its current premises on Holmen as part of the Danish Centre for Artistic Educations. There are seven study programmes available: fiction directing, documentary directing, cinematography, script writing, editing, sound, animation and games directing, and film producing. The number of students

1628-498: The ship. It was as a consequence of this development that the Masting Crane on Nyholm was erected in 1748–51. In the late 19th century, the increasing size and capacity of general harbour cranes began to overlap with the lofty but lightweight masting sheers and so their specialisation was no longer required. The Barracks complex was built in 1908-10, replacing the previous, outdated living quarters on decommissioned ships. As

1672-411: Was also designed by Lange and completed in 1751. Earlier the building of sailing ships had not required sheers to erect their mast, as it could be lifted into place by ropes and allowed to pivot around its foot. As ships became larger, it was no longer possible to mount their masts, taller and heavier, in this fashion. A crane was needed, tall enough to lift the entire mast vertically and then lower it into

1716-465: Was conceived to move the fleet out of the city. Responsibility for the plan was given to Admiral Niels Juel . From 1682–92 Christianshavns Vold was extended northwards to protect the area which had been chosen for the fleet. The extension had seven bastions, named for members of the Royal Family. In Carls and Wilhems Bastion, black powder depots were constructed. Built in 1688 and 1690, they are

1760-448: Was entered through the King's Gate . Around 1750, further reclamations created two small islands south of Nyholm, Balastøen (English: The Ballast Island) and Ankerøen (English: The Anchor Island), along with a larger island, Langøen (English: The Long Island). Bridges were built from Nyholm to Ballastøen, from Ballastøen to Ankerøen and from Ankerøen to Langøen. From Langøen's southern tip,

1804-469: Was incorporated into its larger neighbour. The fortifications were further developed with six more bastions in the 1660s, and seven more bastions between 1682 and 1692. Additional reinforcements occurred between 1779 and 1791, and again in 1810–1813. Even though the fortifications around the Inner City were being dismantled in the late 19th century, Christianshavn's fortifications continued in use into

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1848-459: Was moved to Frederiksholm and the adjoining Dokøen. Land reclamations west of Langeø (Frederiksholm) and north of Christiansholm led to the establishment of two new islands for the storage of anchors and ships ballast after the first Anchor and Ballast Islands had become part of Nyholm. By further reclamations, they grew together and in 1858 a large drydock was constructed at the island as a replacement for Gammel Dok at Christianshavn. After this,

1892-595: Was moved to Nyholm, and at Bremerholm, now called Gammelholm , only smaller vessels were built. After 1692, several ships were built on Nyholm and in 1750, for the first time a Danish king, Frederik V , was wearing a naval uniform in connection with the naming of a new ship. In 1807, following the Second Battle of Copenhagen , the English destroyed three ships at the shipyard, but ship construction continued at Nyholm until 1918, after which ship construction and several other operations were moved to Frederiksholm, which

1936-412: Was to the south. The shipyard was separated from the Navy and became a civilian operation with its own director. While development on Nyholm continued, a little island called Motzmanns Plads, just north of Christianshavn, was bought. Later it was renamed Christiansholm . A new island was created by new reclamations, just east of Christiansholm. Here a large arsenal was completed in 1770, giving rise to

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