Amalienborg, with the Marble Church at the top

Amalienborg Palace (Danish: Amalienborg Slot) is the winter home of the Danish royal family. It consists of four similar rococo palaces around an octagonal courtyard, originally built for four noble families. However, when Christiansborg Castle burnt down on February 26, 1794, the royal family bought the palaces and moved in. This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... Rococo movement enlivens the façade of the Cathedral, Càdiz The Rococo style developed as a relief from formalities of Late Baroque interiors. ... Christiansborg Castle Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen in Copenhagen was built for the countrys three supreme powers: the royal power, the legislative power, and the judicial power. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Amalienborg was founded by King Frederik V, who asked Nikolai Eigtved to be the royal architect and supervisor. Statue of Frederick V in the center of Amalienborg Frederick V (March 31, 1723 - January 13, 1766) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746, son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Magdelena, Markgravin of Brandenburg-Kalmbach-Bayreuth. ...

King Frederik V's equestrian statue stands in the center of the courtyard. The statue was commissioned by Adam Gottlob Moltke, as head of the Asiatic Company, and it was made by Jacques-Francois-Joseph Saly, a French sculptor. Work began in 1753, and the statue was finally unveiled in 1771, five years after King Frederik V's death in 1766. Apotheosis of Saint Louis by Charles H. Niehaus In sculpture, an equestrian (from the Latin equus meaning horse) is a statue consisting of a horse with mounted rider. ...

The four palaces

Christian IX's Palace in Amalienborg

• Christian VII's Palace, or Moltke's Palace - the southwestern palace, is used to accommodate and entertain guests
• Christian VIII's Palace, or Levetzau's Palace - the northwestern palace, was the home of Crown Prince Frederik until 2004
• Frederik VIII's Palace, or Brockdorff's Palace - the northeastern palace, was the home of Queen Ingrid until her death in 2000, and is currently being restored and will be the home of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess
• Christian IX's Palace, or Schack's Palace - the southeastern palace, has been the home of the royal couple since 1967

Currently, only Christian VII's Palace and Christian VIII's Palace are open to the public. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (Frederik André Henrik Christian)(born May 26, 1968) styled HRH the Crown Prince is the eldest son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark. ... The monogram of Mary and Frederik Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, formerly Mary Elizabeth Donaldson (b. ...

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