In Brønshøj in Copenhagen you can find these strange copper structures. Resembling old style army tents they are a monument to Carlstad, a Swedish encampment that lay here during the siege of Copenhagen in 1658-60. With 30.000 "citizens" this was almost a town in its own right. The Swedish forces never managed to conquer Copenhagen, even though they tried a massive assault February 11, 1659. The assault failed with thousands of Swedish dead and only about 30 Danish casualties. When the Swedish King Charles X died the following year the war ended.
A very interesting structure and i like that the long history of this war has remained for us to learn about hundred of years later,
ReplyDeleteA constant copper remind as to the immense stupidity of war!
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