Christian IV's Arsenal, is a historic building on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built by Christian IV of Denmark in 1604 as part of a grand scheme for the construction of a new naval harbour. The arsenal, along with several other buildings, surrounded the harbour basin which was connected to the main harbour by a narrow canal. Later, when ships became too large to enter the harbour, the fleet moved to Bremerholm and the decommissioned naval harbour was later filled in.
Christian IV's Arsenal
Christian IV's Arsenal Dock in 1611.
The Arsenal Dock at Slotsholmen
The entrance to the Arsenal Dock and the statue of Leda and the swan to the rightm painting by Johannes Rach, c. 1750
Slotsholmen is an island in the harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, and part of Copenhagen Inner City. The name is taken from the successive castles and palaces located on the island since Bishop Absalon constructed the city's first castle on the island in 1167 at the site where Christiansborg Palace lies today.
Slotsholmen
Slotsholmen in 1674 with Copenhagen Castle, Børsen and Christian IV's Naval Harbour
The rebuilt Copenhagen Castle about 1730 with the new Chancellery building to the left and the passageway linking the two buildings
The first Christiansborg Palace, engraved illustration in Lauritz de Thurahs Den Danske Vitruvius from 1746