Coastal Defenses (1909-16)
The group of new coastal forts were constructed at the beginning of World War I. These were (clockwise): Taarbæk Fort, connecting to the northern fort line; Flakfortet, at sea beyond Middelgrund; and Dragør Fort, Kongelundsfortet, Mosede Fort to the south.
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