Amalienborg Palace

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.

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Danish - Danish royal family - Rococo - Christiansborg Castle - February 26 - 1794

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Amalienborg was founded by King Frederik V, who asked Nikolai Eigtved to be the royal architect and supervisor.

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Frederik V - Nikolai Eigtved

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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.

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Equestrian statue - Adam Gottlob Moltke - Jacques-Francois-Joseph Saly

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