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25-552: Gasolin' were a Danish rock band from Christianshavn , Copenhagen , formed by Kim Larsen , Franz Beckerlee, and Wili Jønsson in 1969. Their first drummer was the late Bjørn Uglebjerg. He was replaced by Søren Berlev in 1971. At their formation, the guitar playing of Franz Beckerlee was inspired by Jimi Hendrix and the vocals and lyrics of Larsen were inspired by Bob Dylan , while the rhythm playing of Jønsson and Berlev owed much to The Beatles . However, they would soon develop their own musical style. The pop sensibility of Kim Larsen,

50-523: 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

75-465: A ditch in front, the opposite side of which would be built up above the natural level then slope away gradually. This glacis shielded most of the bastion from the attacker's cannon while the distance from the base of the ditch to the top of the bastion meant it was still difficult to scale. In contrast to typical late medieval towers, bastions (apart from early examples) were flat sided rather than curved. This eliminated dead ground making it possible for

100-456: A greater thickness of hard-packed earth or rubble behind. The top of the bastion was exposed to enemy fire, and normally would not be faced with masonry as cannonballs hitting the surface would scatter lethal stone shards among the defenders. If a bastion was successfully stormed, it could provide the attackers with a stronghold from which to launch further attacks. Some bastion designs attempted to minimise this problem. This could be achieved by

125-604: A success. Although they would occasionally still sing in English, Danish proved to be the language where they could express themselves most eloquently and this was acknowledged by the Danish audience and critics. From 1972 to 1978, Gasolin' was the most popular rock band in Denmark. With producer Roy Thomas Baker , they released classics such as Gasolin' 3 , Gas 5 and Efter endnu en dag . Some people consider Gasolin' to be

150-609: 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

175-519: 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

200-438: 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

225-481: The trace italienne forts by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban , that remained in use during the Napoleonic Wars . Bastions differ from medieval towers in a number of respects. Bastions are lower than towers and are normally of similar height to the adjacent curtain wall. The height of towers, although making them difficult to scale, also made them easy for artillery to destroy. A bastion would normally have

250-543: 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 Bastion A bastion is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification , most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort. The fully developed bastion consists of two faces and two flanks, with fire from

275-502: The Eighty Years War (1568–1648) Dutch military engineers developed the concepts further by lengthening the faces and shortening the curtain walls of the bastions. The resulting construction was called a bolwerk . To augment this change they placed v-shaped outworks known as ravelins in front of the bastions and curtain walls to protect them from direct artillery fire. These ideas were further developed and incorporated into

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300-536: 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

325-510: 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

350-419: 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

375-526: The CD compilation Rabalderstræde Forever became a hit as was the box set from 2003 The Black Box . In 2006, a movie called Gasolin' 4-ever directed by Anders Østergaard became the most popular documentary movie in Denmark ever. Despite this, Gasolin' have always refused to reunite (and, due to Larsen's death in 2018, it is even more unlikely that Gasolin' will reunite). All albums were released by CBS or Columbia Records . Christianshavn For much of

400-790: The Danish Beatles, with each album a landmark and like The Beatles , the band broke up at the pinnacle of their success. The reasons for the split were the failure to break the international market and personal differences. After the demise, Kim Larsen would go on to become a very successful solo artist. His album from 1983, Midt om Natten , is the best-selling album in Denmark ever. Wili Jønsson and Søren Berlev would go on playing music as session musicians and in various bands. Franz Beckerlee works as an artist, but occasionally he played with Søren Berlev in Christianhavns Bluesband and in 1979 he released No Kiddin . In 1991,

425-605: The artistic attitude of Franz Beckerlee and the musical competence of Wili Jønsson would prove to be a recipe for success. Gasolin's lyrics were generally written by the entire group, often with the assistance of their friend Mogens Mogensen. Franz Beckerlee and Wili Jønsson had known each other since they were boys, and as both played music they wanted to form a band together. While Beckerlee had been brought up without much love by his grandmother and grandfather, he felt warmth in Wili's home. Kim Larsen joined them after reading an ad which

450-410: The defenders to fire upon any point directly in front of the bastion. Bastions also cover a larger area than most towers. This allows more cannons to be mounted and provided enough space for the crews to operate them. Surviving examples of bastions are usually faced with masonry. Unlike the wall of a tower this was just a retaining wall; cannonballs were expected to pass through this and be absorbed by

475-419: The flanks being able to protect the curtain wall and the adjacent bastions. Compared with the medieval fortified towers they replaced, bastion fortifications offered a greater degree of passive resistance and more scope for ranged defence in the age of gunpowder artillery . As military architecture , the bastion is one element in the style of fortification dominant from the mid 16th to mid 19th centuries. By

500-538: The middle of the 15th century, artillery pieces had become powerful enough to make the traditional medieval round tower and curtain wall obsolete. This was exemplified by the campaigns of Charles VII of France who reduced the towns and castles held by the English during the latter stages of the Hundred Years War , and by the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the large cannon of the Turkish army. During

525-474: 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

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550-400: 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

575-528: 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

600-469: 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

625-451: Was put up at Christiania . He soon became "one of the boys," but the band still lacked a drummer. After a while Bjørn Uglebjerg became their first drummer, but was later replaced by Søren Berlev. In 1970 Gasolin' released their first single "Silky Sally." It was followed by "Child of Institution" and "Johnny The Jackpot." These three singles were sung in English and flopped. Their debut album and all subsequent albums had Danish lyrics and were

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