Garderhoj Fort

The Garderhoj Fort is Danish fortification, and become a part of Copenhagen's fortifications. The fortress become built between 1886 and 1892 with personal funding and designed by way of Lieutenant colonel E.J. Sommerfeldt. Upon crowning glory, the citadel was then leased to the War ministry. The ministry on its component, gave E.J. Sommerfeldt manage over the fort. Construction charges were 1.5 million Danish Crowns. The fortress become in use via the Defence ministry until 1920, while it turned into closed and manipulate turned into handed back to the non-public funders. In 1921, the castle became leased once more by the ministry, this time to be used as an ammunition depot and as a education floor for police and military.

In 1996, the fort become given to the Danish people, and an organization changed into set up to repair the fort and allow it to open to the public. The fortress was in bad state on the handover, being badly maintained and plagued by way of moisture that penetrated via partitions and ceilings. With financial guide from Realdania, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Environment the citadel turned into restored between 1996 and 2013.