Description of the attraction
Amalienborg Royal Palace is the largest historical monument in the city of Copenhagen. In 1673, Frederick III built the palace and named it after his wife Queen Sofia Amalia, in 1689 the palace burned down. In 1750, by order of King Frederick V, the construction of the architectural complex of Amalienborg Castle began. The final construction work was completed in 1760.
The architect Nikolay Eytveda designed four identical detached Rococo style mansions facing the octagonal palace square. The architectural complex Amalienborg has a length from north to south of 203 m, and from east to west - 195 m. The mansions are faced with light yellow marble, the facades of the buildings are the same - they differ only in the number of chimneys.
In the middle of the courtyard of the architectural ensemble, there is an equestrian sculpture of King Frederick V in the form of a Roman emperor on horseback. The author of the beautiful monument is the famous French sculptor Jacques François Joseph Sali, who worked on the sculpture for about 20 years. The monumental equestrian statue is recognized as one of the finest equestrian sculptures in the world.
Each of the four detached palaces of the architectural ensemble Amalienborg belonged to a separate monarch and has its own name: the mansion of Christian VII - the Molke mansion; mansion of Christian VIII - Levetsau mansion; Frederick VIII's mansion - Brockdorff's mansion; the mansion of Christian IX - the Shaq mansion.
Today, a large number of tourists from all over the world visit the royal palace complex of Amalienborg. Visitors have the opportunity to partially see the royal apartments, household items, clothes, table accessories. It is especially interesting to watch the ceremony of changing the royal guard.
