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<\/a><\/p>\nThe palace only had one crown until 1934, when some politician decided it needed three because it looked too much like a local railway station.\u00a0 Typical politicians…nobody is going to mistake that building for a railway station!<\/p>\n
There is plenty to see here.\u00a0 We started out in the ruins of the previous castles that lay under the current palace.\u00a0 The very first structure here was Bishop Absalon’s Castle, built in 1167 on what was then an island just outside Copenhagen Harbor.\u00a0 This well and the brickwork immediately adjacent to it were part of this castle, which stood until 1369.<\/p>\n This is a depiction of what Absalon’s Castle setting would have looked liked, if you ignore the fact they used Lego blocks to represent it.\u00a0 They like to allude to Lego’s in Denmark since they were invented here.<\/p>\n This photo shows you the foundations of Absalon’s Castle on the right, and the subsequent Copenhagen Castle on the left.\u00a0 Absalon Castle was destroyed after Denmark was defeated in 1369 in a conflict with the Hanseatic League.\u00a0 The League hated the place so much they sent 40 stonemasons to meticulously demolish the castle stone by stone.<\/p>\n Copenhagen Castle, the foundation of which is in the rear of this photo, was built in the late 14th century on the ruins, and included a moat.<\/p>\n Here are ruins of Copenhagen Castle showing the intricate stonework involved during its building.\u00a0 You can even see a drain hole at the bottom of the wall.<\/p>\n This gives you an idea of how thick the walls of the castle were.<\/p>\n During the excavations they found these wooden conduit pipes for sewage.\u00a0 They used hollowed out tree trunks for sewer lines.\u00a0 Pretty smart!\u00a0 These were installed sometime after 1733.<\/p>\n Ok, enough ruins.\u00a0 We then ventured up into the palace tower, with excellent views over Copenhagen.\u00a0 The building shrouded in the foreground is the Stock Exchange which just burned down this past April.\u00a0 They are intent on bringing it back to it’s former glory.\u00a0 You can see numerous shipping containers being used as supports for the walls that are remaining.<\/p>\n This is a view looking out over the Royal Stables, which are still in use!<\/p>\n The final part of our visit was a guided tour of the Royal Reception Rooms.\u00a0 This is called the Alexander Hall, as just to the left of the chandelier, on the marble frieze, is a depiction of Alexander the Great on a chariot.\u00a0 Love all of the different colors in this room!<\/p>\n The Queen’s Library had a very artistic ceiling.<\/p>\n The most impressive room in the palace is the great hall, which is filled with various tapestries.\u00a0 I didn’t get a photo, so here is one from the internet.<\/p>\n Here is one of the tapestries.\u00a0 These are a fairly recent addition to the palace.<\/p>\n After the palace we walked around the area and I saw this statue of Bishop Absalon, the guy responsible for the first castle we saw portions of in the ruins.\u00a0 He is perceived as having been a great Danish churchman, statesman and warrior, and this was built in his honor in 1902.<\/p>\n It was another warm day, and on the way back to our hotel we saw this topless woman on the waterfront.\u00a0 We would see this several more times the next day, which turned out to be warm as well.\u00a0 I guess the Danes are much more free about their bodies than Americans!\u00a0 It also happens there was a wine store right behind them and nearly everybody seemed to have a bottle on hand, so that might have had something to do with it!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n