Once home to kings and queens, Christiansborg Palace now houses the Royal Receptions Rooms, the Danish Parliament, the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of State. You can visit the royal rooms and walk in the footsteps of royalty. The Royal Reception Rooms at Christiansborg Palace are used by the King for official occasions. Walk through gilded rooms and decorated salons, some of which are still used by the Royal Family for various functions and events. The Royal Reception Rooms include The Tower Room and The Oval Throne Room where foreign ambassadors to Denmark are received by the King. The lavish Throne Room has the balcony where Danish monarchs are proclaimed. The Great Hall is the most imposing room in the palace. This is where you will find the tapestries HM Queen Margrethe got for her 50th birthday in 1990, from The Danish business community. The 17 tapestries was created by Bjørn Nørgaard who made the full-size sketches upon which the tapestries were woven. The tapestry series depicts 1000 years of Danish history.The Prime Minister of Denmark also uses The Royal Reception Rooms in connection with state visits by foreign state leaders. The Great Hall is used for official dinners.Other experiences at Christiansborg Palace include a spooky tour of the ruins discovered underneath the palace, which include a wall dating to the Middle Ages, and a tour of the former royal kitchens, complete with sounds and models. The Reception Rooms are richly adorned with furniture and works of art rescued from the two previous palaces, as well as decorations by some of the best Danish artists, such as Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and Bjørn Nørgaard. Admission is valid during opening hours, provided the Royal Family is not using the premises for official occasions.The Royal Reception Rooms are closed on the following dates: 26th of June, 17th of August, 31st of August, 21st September, 5th of October and the 19th of October.

Complete your visit to Amalienborg Palace Square – step inside Amalienborg and experience royal life past and present. The Amalienborg Museum showcases the private rooms of Denmark’s recent kings and queens and a treasury with world class jewellery. Opening Hours: Plan your visit The museum takes you 150 years back to Christian IX and Queen Louise, who were known as "the in-laws of Europe" because four of their children ascended to the thrones of England, Greece, Russia and Denmark respectively. Like a journey through time the rooms of the royal couple and their descendants stand intact. Each reflects the style and taste of its time and the personalities of the kings and queens, whether it is in military, Victorian, or knightly style.One of the world’s most important collections of Russian jewellery can be can be experienced in the Fabergé Chamber. The collection came to Denmark mainly via empress Dagmar (Maria Fedodorovna), daughter of King Christian IX and Queen Louise.  On most days, there is access to the Gala Hall and the other magnificent rooms on the "piano nobile" the noble floor. The royal reception rooms are still used by the royal family.

Experience one of Copenhagen’s hidden cultural gems at the Court Theatre (Hofteatret), a beautifully preserved theatre more than 250 years old, situated by the riding grounds of Christiansborg Palace. Opened in 1767 as the King’s own theatre, it is now Denmark’s oldest functioning theatre building. Visitors are free to explore the historic surroundings that once provided the setting for royal performances, masquerade balls and political drama. As a visitor, you have access to the entire theatre: the atmospheric auditorium, the distinctive raked stage, the balconies and the intimate royal boxes where kings, queens and princes once sat. It offers a unique opportunity to step directly into the world of 18th-century theatre.A visit to Hofteatret is much more than an encounter with the historic theatre of 1767 and its carefully restored interiors. Here, stories from the past are brought to life in new and engaging ways.Some of the theatre’s hidden stories have been uncovered directly from its walls, where they remained concealed for decades. Others are told through the model of Hofteatret as it appeared in 1767 and through atmospheric audio stories in the balcony boxes.The history and present-day practice of theatre are also in focus. Discover the new stage design – the first since 1881 – try your hand at the interactive theatre installation, or explore the exhibition Theatre for Its Time, which unfolds across the stage, balcony and the many niches throughout the theatre.  

When the present Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen was constructed, the National Museum took care to excavate and protect the ruins of the Palace's oldest predecessors, Bishop Absalon's Castle of 1167 and Copenhagen Castle that replaced it. Christiansborg stands out as it houses both Denmark's current political center and the remnants of the country's main medieval castle, all under one roof. Revealed by accident When casting the foundations of the present Christiansborg Palace, workers struck upon the ruins of older buildings and the remnants of a curtain wall. Experts were called in from the National Museum, and a close inspection revealed that the ruins dated back as far as 1167.What they had come upon was Bishop Absalon's Castle, once situated on a tiny island off the what is now known as Copenhagen. Walking around this underground site, you will get an idea of how the castle was continually renewed and developed. The later castle and the infamous Blue Tower The Copenhagen Castle, built on the same site, was surrounded by a moat and had a large tower as an entrance gate. The castle was rebuilt several times. King Christian IV added a spire to the tower, the infamous Blue Tower, where only prominent prisoners of state were kept.In the 1720s, King Frederik IV entirely rebuilt the castle, but as a result of this total reconstruction, the walls had become so heavy they started to give way and to crack. King Christian VI, Frederik IV's successor, soon realised the necessity of demolishing the old castle and erecting a new one on the site. This new castle was to be the first Christiansborg Palace.

The Royal Stables are located at Christiansborg Palace on the island of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen. In 1789 the number of horses reached a peak with 270 horses stabled. Today, there are about 20 horses in the Royal Stables. Shortly after his accession to the throne in 1730, King Christian VI had the old and outdated Copenhagen Castle torn down to make way for a new Baroque palace: the first Christiansborg Palace. The old stable complex behind Copenhagen Castle was also torn down to make way for a new and larger stable complex. The new and still existing stable complex was constructed from 1738 to 1745. The complex included an outdoor riding ground surrounded by buildings containing an indoor riding school as well as stables with room for a total of 87 riding horses and 165 carriage horses. Part of these stable buildings still remain unchanged since their inauguration in 1746 with an extravagant decoration of marble pillars. A lively museum The museum has three departments: The Harness Room with old uniforms of the Royal Stables and the splendidly decorated eight-horse harness with a wealth of lovely details - the actual Stables with the Royal Family's carriage and saddle horses, and finally the carraige museum with old well-preserved state coaches and carriages.From the 8th of June until the 19th of July, the horses are out to pasture.