Vestvolden and Its Significance for Danish Democracy

How does an old military fortification connect to the development of Danish democracy? This is the central question when historian Jens Lei Wendel-Hansen gives a lecture on Vestvolden and its place in Danish history.

Vestvolden was built in the late 19th century as part of Copenhagen's fortifications - originally conceived as a defence against external threats. But behind the military construction lies a broader story about defence policy, power, and the social changes that shaped Denmark during the same period.

The lecture paints a historical picture of the era when Vestvolden was built and the political conflicts that followed - and shows how the history of the fortification is also a history of how modern Danish democracy took shape.