The Gunboat Sheds owe their existence and name to the so-called gunboats which were built after the Danish naval fleet had been captured at the Holmen Naval Base by the Royal British Navy on 21 October 1807.
The gunboats were used in the last stage of the English Wars, now known as the Gunboat War.
The small gunboats were employed against the conventional Royal British Navy.
Built to provide on-land protection for the gunboats when they were not in use, the sheds were mainly built in around 1830.
Each shed could accommodate two gunboats.

When the gunboats were replaced by more modern vessels, the sheds remained in use for storing motor boats and other smaller vessels.
They were listed in 1964 but had fallen into a state of neglect by the time the Navy left Holmen in 1996.
They were sold in 1998 and in 1999 to Søtoftegård A/S and Keops A/S. The new owners undertook a thorough restoration and adapted the buildings for use as office space with the assistance of PLH Architects.
On 18 August 2006 a fire destroyed five sheds in the middle of the row but they were subsequently rebuilt.
The Gunboat Sheds owe their existence and name to the so-called gunboats which were built after the Danish naval fleet had been captured at the Holmen Naval Base by the Royal British Navy on 21 October 1807. The gunboats were used in the last stage of the English Wars, now known as the Gunboat War. The small gunboats were employed against the conventional Royal British Navy. Built to provide on-land protection for the gunboats when they were not in use, the sheds were mainly built in around 1830. Each shed could accommodate two gunboats.
When the gunboats were replaced by more modern vessels, the sheds remained in use for storing motor boats and other smaller vessels. They were listed in 1964 but had fallen into a state of neglect by the time the Navy left Holmen in 1996. They were sold in 1998 and in 1999 to Søtoftegård A/S and Keops A/S. The new owners undertook a thorough restoration and adapted the buildings for use as office space with the assistance of PLH Architects. On 18 August 2006 a fire destroyed five sheds in the middle of the row but they were subsequently rebuilt.
Gunboat Sheds, Copenhagen