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Amalienborg

Four identical rococo palaces round an octagonal square, home of the Danish royal family.

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Amalienborg was built in the 1750s as four palaces for noble families round an octagon, with a statue of King Frederik V on horseback in the middle. After Christiansborg burned in 1794 the royal family moved in.

The Royal Life Guards, in bearskins, change guard here every day at noon. Visit it in 3D ›

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