Free City of Christiania
Freetown Christiania, Alternative Christiania, Fristaden Christiania
Denmark, Copenhagen
The free city of Christiania is located in the eastern part of Copenhagen. It is a semi-autonomous entity that emerged in 1971 when a group of hippies illegally settled an abandoned army barracks. Since then, the state has repeatedly tried to bring order here to establish national laws, but to no avail.
Architecturally, the neighborhood is a sprawling variety of quaint graffiti-painted houses and a plethora of shops and bars, the must-haves of an anarchist neighborhood.