Amalienborg Palace
How to keep the castles straight.
As a start, our understanding is that a castle was built with defenses in mind, as well as a residence. A palace was built as a residence. We focus on Rosenborg, Christiansborg (by reference) and Amalienborg in Copenhagen.
Amalienborg.
Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen DKChristiansborg is now the location of Parliament, with layers of ruins below, of castles with varying scary histories, see http://www.copenhagenet.dk/CPH-Chrborg.htm. Much construction and excavating going on at this very old site.
Guard, beaver hat, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen Denmark
Guardhouse, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, with heart-shaped peep-holeHistory of the heart shape. The heart in medieval times symbolized courage, among other meanings in different eras including fertility. A Viking design that is similar represented the god Odin's power to induce battle-madness in warriors; and later was watered down to sentiment, see http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/a-heart-shaped-history.php
King Frederik V, 1771 completed (after 12 years of work) Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen DKSee the whole complex of four castles around the central parade ground at http://www.copenhagenet.dk/cph-amalienborg.htm
Marble Church at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, DKThe Marble Church is new - 1894 - and has the highest dome in Europe. See http://www.copenhagenet.dk/cph-amalienborg.htm
Prior to the royal family moving in to Amalienborg, Amalienborg had been used by other nobility. Style is Rococo, says site, but it looks plainer than most Rococo. See
http://www.copenhagendenmark.co.uk/2004/11/amalienborg-slot-copenhagen/
Prior to the royal family moving in to Amalienborg, Amalienborg had been used by other nobility. Style is Rococo, says site, but it looks plainer than most Rococo. See
http://www.copenhagendenmark.co.uk/2004/11/amalienborg-slot-copenhagen/
Vista, Amalienborg Palace octagon complex, Copenhagen, DK
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