Nyholm Central Guardhouse
Nyholm Central Guardhouse is a historic building at Holmen in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1745 as part of the Nyholm Naval Base which had been established on reclaimed land at the site in 1690.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HDMS Peder Skram and HDMS Sehested.
HDMS Peder Skram
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
HDMS Peder Skram was a Peder Skram-class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy which was in use until 1990. It is now docked at Holmen in Copenhagen where it serves as a privately operated museum ship along with the ships of the Royal Danish Naval Museum.
HDMS Sehested
Photo: MPD01605, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HDMS Sehested is a Willemoes-class fast attack craft of the Royal Danish Navy which was in commission from 1978 until 2000. It is now docked at Holmen in Copenhagen where it serves as a museum ship, part of the Royal Danish Naval Museum.
The Little Mermaid
Work of art
The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid becoming human. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Little Mermaid is situated 630 metres northwest of Nyholm Central Guardhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frederiksstaden and Nyboder.
Frederiksstaden
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Photo: Manscher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Nyboder
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Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nyboder is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time.
Christiania
Christiania is a self-governing "free town" established in 1971, a city within the city, on the site of a military barracks as an alternative to mainstream culture. Christiania is considered to be the fourth largest tourist attraction in Copenhagen.
Nyholm Central Guardhouse
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Copenhagen
- Location: Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.68873° or 55° 41′ 19″ northLongitude
12.60617° or 12° 36′ 22″ eastOpen location code
9F7JMJQ4+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 104486883OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7071098
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Nyholm Central Guardhouse” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hovedvagten på Holmen”
- Danish: “Nyholms Hovedvagt”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nyholms Hovedvagt”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nyholms Hovedvagt”
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Highlights include Søværnets Kaserne and Mastekranen.
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