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Rosenborg Slot Castle

admin — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 07:29:24 +0000

The castle “Rosenborg Slot” is located in the district of Fredriksstaden, and was built by a Dutch Flemish architect in 1607.

It’s told that this kind of castle was the “passion house” of the Danish majesty. Rosenborg Slot has the character of a building from a fairy tale. Playful gables and towers characterizes the magic building.

The interior of the castle consists of 24 Royal rooms.

A barrack yard is located directly next to the castle. This is the area of operation for the Royal guards. An attraction for itself. Everyday at 11:30am is the mounting of the guards. The guards have to march 30 minutes through the city to the castle of Amalienborg, which is the palace of the Queen.

The castle of Rosenborg Slot is a museum since 1833. Loads of Royal exhibits can be seen. Another attraction of Rosenborg is the pleasure garden. A very nice place to relax and find some peace. King Christian IV had a lot of fun in the entwined paths of the garden.

Amalienborg Slot Copenhagen

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 05:54:51 +0000

Amalienborg Slot is the residence of the Danish queen. The construction works for the castle started in 1750. Amalienborg Slot is Royal residence since 1794. The Royal family decided to move from the castle of Christiansborg to Amalienborg, because a fire has destroyed their original home.

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Christiansborg Slot Copenhagen

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 15:52:54 +0000

Christiansborg Slot is a castle in Copenhagens city centre, and the harbourage of the Danish parliament. Christiansborg had many functions since its erection. At first it served as fortress, later as a castle, and today as parliament.

The construction works for the impressive building were finished in 1167. In 1731 the fortress was totally removed, and King Christian VI gave the order to build a nice and new castle. Some years before the new construction, the fortress most labeled by an English diplomat as “the most ugliest residence for a king in the whole world.”