Amalienborg

Palace København K, Capital, Denmark

What to expect

Amalienborg is the official residence for the Danish royal family and is located in Copenhagen. The palace complex has four identical Classical façades, effectively four palaces, with Rococo interiors, laid around an octagonal courtyard. At the centre is a large equestrian statue of Frederick V. Amalienborg was originally built for four noble families, but after Christiansborg Palace burned in 1794 the royal family bought the palaces and moved in. Over the years various monarchs and their families have lived there, including today's King Frederik X and Queen Mary. The palace was built in the period 1750-60 for Privy Councillor Christian Frederik Levetzau. Today, the palace is the residence for HRH Prince Joachim, HRH Princess Marie and HRH Princess Benedikte

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This family's experience:

Activities: We walked around the outside of Amalienborg for free

Highlights: We enjoyed walking around the outside for free ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We attended the changing of the guards ceremony at Amalienborg Palace

Highlights: We enjoyed the pomp and circumstance of the ceremony, and the crowd's reaction was interesting to see ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We attended the ceremony of changing the guard at noon every day (if the Royal Family is present). We also saw this palace inside

Highlights: We enjoyed the ceremony of changing the guard and seeing the palace inside ✨

Changing of the Danish Royal Guards and Amalienborg Palace Copenhagen

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the palace to see the changing of the guards and went inside one of the palaces, a museum of the royal family

Highlights: The kids enjoyed watching the changing of the guards and seeing the looks of amazement and wonder throughout the ceremony ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We saw Amalienborg Palace, the official residence of the Danish Royal Family for over 200 years. We watched the ceremonial changing of the guards at noon

Highlights: My kids and many others loved following the guards around and posing with them. The pageantry was fascinating to watch ✨