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Amalienborg Palace and The Royal Guard |
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Amalienborg is the
winter residence of Queen Margrethe, her husband
prince Henrik, her son the crown prince Frederik,
his wife crown princess Mary Elisabeth and their
son Christian.
The Rococo palace complexActually the royal palace is not one, but four
different palaces flanking a square. The four
palaces wear built by four noble families in the
middle of the 18th century on direct orders by
the king Frederik V.
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The King needed a new royal palace but he didn't
want to pay. The four families were given tax
immunity for 40 years as token for their services
to the crown.
In 1794 the royal family moved into the four palaces
around the square which is considered to be one
of the great masterpieces of Rococo architecture in Europe, and definitively the best one in
Denmark.
The statue in the middle of the square was sculptured
by the French artist Saly.
 The change of royal guards
Every day at noon, you can watch the change of
guards in the court-yard. When HM the Queen is in residence, the ceremony is called The King's Watch (Kongevagt) and the guards are accomopanied by the Royal Guards music band.
The route, that starts at 11:31 at the barracks, goes: Rosenborggade, Købmagergade, Østergade, Kongens Nytorv, Bredgade, Sct. Annæ Plads, Amaliegade, and Amalienborg.
If one of the Royal Princes is residing at the palace in the capacity of regents, the parade is called The Lieutenant Watch, and drums and flutes will be heard.
In other cases (when the palace is not inhabited or the princes are at home but not in the capacity of regent) the Guards march through Copenhagen without music accompaniment, and the route is shorter. This watch is called The Manor Watch.
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