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Garrisons Church situated on Saint Anna Plads was built In 1701 from the ruins of the Palace of Amalienborg, which was destroyed by fire; formerly the army consisted principally of Ger­ mans, in consequence of .which, divine service was per­ formed alternately in German and Danish; but by a Royal ordinance of the 15th September 1819 it was resolved that this Church should in future be appropriated for Danish Officers, Soldiers and parishioners; and that the German Soldiers should, attend Divine service at Fredericks Church at Christiansliavn. Saint Saviours Church. At Christiansliavn was built between 1082 & 1094 Under the direction of the Koyal Architect Lambert von Haven, and was consecrated on the 19lh April 1090. The tower for a long time had no steeple and the erection of that which now adorns this Church was commenced in 1749 after the design of Lauritz de Thurapli who was prin­ cipal architect. The four corners of the walls of the tower of this Church arc decorated with the representation of the four F.vangelists excessively Well executed; above this is a gallery from •which you ascend the exterior of the building by a spiral stair-case to the summit of the steeple, which is tnadc perfectly secure by a balustrade; on the summit \ I