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City Guide > Europe > Denmark > Copenhagen | |
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History 1167 Bishop Absalon builds a bastion on Slotshlomen island 1254 Copenhagen is given chartered city status by the Bishop of Roskilde 1416 Copenhagen becomes the royal seat for much of Scandinavia 1428 The city successfully resists attack by the Hanseatic League 1443 Copenhagen replaces Roskilde as the Danish capital 1588-1648 Denmark is ruled by King Christian IV 1606-1634 Construction of Rosenborg Slot 1618 Christian IV constructs canals and streets in the city based on the Dutch model 1659 Copenhagen survives a siege by the Swedes with the assistance of the Dutch 1660 Peace between Denmark and Sweden is negotiated 1728 Two-thirds of the city is destroyed by fire 1794 The royal residence moves to Amalienborg Slot 1795 The district around Holmen’s canal destroyed by fire 1800-1850 Danish Golden Age 1801 Battle of Copenhagen; the Danish fleet suffers heavy losses 1807 Copenhagen is attacked by the British in the Napoleonic Wars 1813 The State is bankrupt 1840s Tivoli Gardens are designed by Georg Carsten 4 Aug 1875 Hans Christian Andersen dies in Copenhagen 1897 Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is constructed by Carl Jacobsen 1913 The first statue of the Little Mermaid is erected on the Langelinie 1940-45 Copenhagen is occupied by the Nazis; shipyards are bombed by the Allies 1970 Occupation of the derelict military grounds, later known as the Christiania Free Commune 1996 European City of Culture 1998 550th anniversary of the Royal Orchestra and 250th anniversary of the Royal Theatre 1998 Elm trees in the city are felled due to Dutch Elm disease 1999 Re-opening of the Statens Museum for Kunst |