Christiansborg
Palace is located a short distance south from Nyhavn - the most popular tourist
destination of Copenhagen. The Royal Palace is a walk through centuries of
royal pomp, splendor and high drama hidden within the walls and underground
ruins. The Queen still uses large parts of Christiansborg Palace today.
With its 106 meters, the Christiansborg Palace tower is the highest tower in Copenhagen, and it offers a magnificent view of the city's rooftops. It is free to access the tower.
The tour
includes the Royal Rooms, Chapel, Kitchen, underground Ruins, and Stables.
The Royal
Reception Rooms surrounded by the green marble pilasters, golden silk wall coverings
and tapestries provide magnificent setting for the Queen to carry out her
official duties, where she signs acts of parliament into law and holds New Year
banquets in the palace.
The Palace
Chapel is used for church ceremonies for members of the Danish Royal Family.
Kings and queens have lain in state in the Palace Chapel for centuries and the
Danish people have come here to pay their last respects.
The Royal
Kitchen beneath the palace gleams with one of Europe’s largest collections of
copper kitchenware.
The oldest
ruin from the underground ruins is the curtain wall from Bishop Absalon’s 12th
century castle. Another famous ruin is the Blue Tower, where Christian IV’s
favorite daughter, Leonora Christine, was imprisoned for nearly 22 years of her
life.
At the Royal
Stables, the Queen’s white horses are kept with a large collection of royal
carriages.
More at: http://kongeligeslotte.dk/en/palaces-and-gardens/christiansborg-palace.html
