It Gets Five Stars in Our Book!
Kastellet aerial by CucombreLibre/Wiki Commons
🔎 It’s the odd shape of land on which this fortress sits that first catches the eye’s gaze. A Star-shaped pattern surrounded by a moat forms a crucial part of the defense. Also seen as a pentagon with bastions that jut out at the corners in order to protect the shoreline on either side down to the next bastion, this structure was common around Copenhagen in the 17 century.
Kastellet was one of a series of fortifications around Copenhagen called the Ring of Bastioned Ramparts, in which all of the forts surrounding the city were strengthened and enlarged. Today, only Kastellet remains, and she remains as one of the best preserved fortresses in Northern Europe.
Of interest at the site are the Powder House, the North Gate, the Commander's House, The Rows, or barracks used as residences for the soldiers, the storehouses, the windmill, the church, and the prison.
Of special interest are the bastions, which are a major attraction to walk. Each one has a name, and they are named as follows: King’s Bastion, Queen’s Bastion, Prince’s Bastion, Princess’s Bastion, and Count’s Bastion. 🔍
Kastellet was one of a series of fortifications around Copenhagen called the Ring of Bastioned Ramparts, in which all of the forts surrounding the city were strengthened and enlarged. Today, only Kastellet remains, and she remains as one of the best preserved fortresses in Northern Europe.
Of interest at the site are the Powder House, the North Gate, the Commander's House, The Rows, or barracks used as residences for the soldiers, the storehouses, the windmill, the church, and the prison.
Of special interest are the bastions, which are a major attraction to walk. Each one has a name, and they are named as follows: King’s Bastion, Queen’s Bastion, Prince’s Bastion, Princess’s Bastion, and Count’s Bastion. 🔍
