![]() ![]() In the mean time, RTD will be lighting the 6th Avenue bridge for the first time next Wednesday, January 23. Next time, we will take a look at the Oak Station. Granted, trains along this corridor will be running every 7.5 minutes, so wondering where your next train is shouldn’t be too much of an issue. ![]() It’ll be nice to be able to see the next train, regardless of how far away it. This marks the last station of the section of West Corridor between about Harlan and Kipling Streets that is largely straight. For those concerned about the line-of-sight issues associated with this station, there are plenty of lights along the length of the platform, as well. The design scheme is very similar – black handrails, vertical signage, and tan/copper canopies. As you can see below, this station has sound walls on both sides of the platforms to help buffer the neighborhood from some of the station noises (train bells, passengers, etc.). There is no parking with this station – RTD designed it as a Kiss-n-Ride station similar to the Knox, Perry, and Lamar Stations that we’ve looked at previously. The Garrison Station is located at about 13th Avenue and Garrison Street in Lakewood. Time to check out the next station along our tour of the West Corridor. Danish-born British Army Brigadier Percy Hansen, a Victoria Cross recipient, is also buried here.In only 98 short days, we will be able to head west on RTD light rail! The cemetery contains one Commonwealth war grave of World War II, a Danish officer of the British Royal Army Service Corps. One of the many characteristics of the cemetery, are the many old graves, still owned by families, and war-monuments of fallen in the wars 1848–18. In 1812 it was renovated and from then on began to attract more prominent citizens. The cemetery was neglected and gradually fell into disrepair. In 1720, Garrison Cemetery was officially opened to civilian burials. In a move to control disease, the authorities provided that all victims of the plague, within 24 hours and without a ceremony, had to be buried at Garrison Cemetery or a Municipal Plague Cemetery which was set up next to it. When is the leasing office open The office Hours for Garrison Station are Monday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Tuesday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. In 1711, Copenhagen was struck by an outbreak of plague which killed an estimated 23,000 citizens. and in 1723 the Soldiers' Cemetery received its current name. ![]() In 1706, the Garrison Church was built on Sankt Annæ Plads. ĭetail from old map showing the location of Garrison Cemetery outside the Eastern City Gateĭuring the first decades, the cemetery remained relatively little used. In 1671, some improvements were made when the site was enclosed by pallisades and ditches and the cemetery was officially inaugurated on 13 July 1671. Burials began the same year but the site, former marshland, was rather unsuitable for the purpose since ground water levels made it hard to bury the bodies in sufficiently deep grounds. Originally named Soldaterkirkegården (Soldiers' Cemetery), Garrison Cemetery was founded by a decree from King Frederick III and laid out in 1664 on a site outside the Bastioned Fortifications, next to the main road leading in and out of the Eastern City Gate and opposite the naval Holmens Cemetery which was laid out around the same time. Garrison Cemetery is an independent cemetery, managed by the parochial church council, placed under the army's highest authority. COMMUTERS Download the app for daily parking or sign up for your permit today. Later the cemetery was opened to civilian burials as well. It was inaugurated in 1671 on a site just outside the Eastern City Gate, as a military cemetery complementing the naval Holmens Cemetery which had been inaugurated a few years earlier on a neighbouring site. Garrison Cemetery ( Danish: Garnisons Kirkegård) is a cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark. ![]()
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