Kongeporten

Kongeporten is a historic building in Indre By, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region. Kongeporten is situated nearby to the government office Forsvarets Auditørkorps (Generalauditøren), as well as near Kommandantskabet i Kastellet.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kastellet and St Alban’s Anglican Church.

Kastellet

Photo: IbRas, Public domain.

Kastellet is a citadel located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the best preserved fortresses in Northern Europe. It is constructed in the form of a pentagon with bastions at its corners. Kastellet is situated 140 metres northwest of Kongeporten.

St Alban’s Anglican Church

Church

Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Alban's Church, locally often referred to simply as the English Church, is an Anglican church in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built from 1885 to 1887 for the benefit of the growing English congregation in the city. St Alban’s Anglican Church is situated 170 metres southeast of Kongeporten.

Artilleristok

Government building

Photo: Ramblersen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Artilleristok is a government building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frederiksstaden and Nyboder.

Frederiksstaden

Quarter

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

Quarter

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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

Kongeporten

Type: Historic building
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Indre By, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.69024° or 55° 41′ 25″ north

Longitude

12.59511° or 12° 35′ 42″ east

Roof shape

hipped

Open location code

9F7JMHRW+32

OpenStreetMap ID

way 27128544

OpenStreetMap feature

building=gatehouse

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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