The downfall of the Danish colonial empire was caused by a lack of resources.

It also saw the establishment of a Danish colonial empire and some Swedish overseas colonies.

The Danish colonial empire in the West Indies, Gold Coast and India.

The urbanization phase began with the acquisition of land in the area by the Danes in the early eighteenth century, as part of the Danish colonial empire.

From its humble origins as a fishing village to its heyday as the glittering capital of the Danish colonial empire, to its current position as one of the world's premier design capitals, the stories and characters of Copenhagen's history can be discovered in its sumptuous palaces, copper-roofed town houses and atmospheric cobbled squares.