The democratic royal castle
The present Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen is the third of its kind at Slotsholmen. And it didn't have an easy conception. In fact, 34 years passed from when the second Christiansborg burned down in 1884 until Parliament opened at the new castle in 1918. It…
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Christiansborg portrætter over vinduet
Over vinduerne mod slotspladsen sidder der ældste danske koryfæer
År: 2009 PHOTO:Frederikke Heick
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