Amalienborg Palace

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Amalienborg is the winter residence of the Queen and the Prince Consort. It is a major architectural work and probably the most outstanding piece of Rococo architecture in Denmark. Amalienborg comprises four almost identical (but internally different) palaces encircling an octagonal courtyard with an equestrian statue of Frederik V – the founder of the Amalienborg complex. Amalienborg was originally constructed in the 1750s as town residences for four noble families. They were built on land formerly occupied by the Sophie Amalienborg Palace that had burnt down in 1689. In 1794, after the fire of Christiansborg Palace, the palaces came into the possession of the Royal Family. The public can visit two of Amalienborg's four palaces: Christian VII's Palace, which is used by the Queen as a guest residence and for official ceremonies, may be visited on guided tours; and part of Christian VIII's Palace has been turned into a museum of the present royal family (the Glücksburg dynasty).