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"Nyholm is translated to "new island" and here is the old fort “Battery Sixtus”, which is named after king Christian the 6th, and was built in 1748. Every morning when the sun rises and every evening when the sun sets, a canon salute is fired here, in honor of the Danish flag (so don't be alarmed by a big bang).
A battery is, in this context, not a small magnet, which is placed behind the remote control for your TV, but a fortification equipped with canons which only fire in one direction. You can find other batteries in Denmark, such as Buddinge Battery, Christiansholm Battery and Tinghøj Battery.
Next to Battery Sixtus is King Frederik the 5th’s old mast crane from 1749. It has been used to install the huge masts on sailing ships but is no longer in use. If you go on a canal tour, you can notice the windows getting smaller, the further up they are. This gives an illusion, that the building is taller than it actually is. "
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