København - Kastellet

Langelinie, the landing place for a promenade along the shore of Copenhagen, starts at the Gefion Fountain. From here the visitor will arrive at the Kastellet, the former Citadel of Frederikshavn, the oldest parts of which date from 1625. When, in 1658, Denmark lost her possessions on the eastern side of the Øresund, Copenhagen found itself a frontier town and so its defenses were strengthened accordingly. The buildings within the Citadel are well maintained and include two gates, the Zealand Gate and the Norwegian Gate.