Copenhagen History

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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

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