| Not only could Copenhagen boast the largest harbor in the kingdom, it was also home to the largest naval base. This was no coincidence. Copenhagen was situated at the most frequented passage between the North Sea and the Baltic. In addition, the Baltic was a well-buoyed water, deep enough for even the largest ships. |  |
| The harbor was well protected and a central place for international trade. The big commercial houses, therefore, had chosen to place their businesses and storage
houses there. Furthermore, those working or doing business in Copenhagen
enjoyed the advantages of being close to the Crown and other important
decision-makers. With the construction of the Armory complex in the first
decades of the 1600´s, King Christian the 4th confirmed Copenhagen’s
position as the main naval base of Denmark.
In addition to the above mentioned complex, complete with arsenal, storage houses and
equipment harbor at Slotsholmen, in 1720 the military installations included an
entire dockyard and workshop complex at Bremerholm, whose northern limit had
been defined with the digging of Nyhavn in 1673. In 1706 a palace-like building
for the Admiralty and General Commissariat had been erected. In 1734 an
adjacent building was erected for the head of Holmen. | |