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 Day 7) Back to Copenhagen and my top 10 list. Amalienborg Palace, is the Danish Royal Castle and is the primary royal residence and the winter home (December through April) of the Danish royal family. It is a major architectural work and probably the most outstanding piece of Rococo architecture in Denmark. 

The Amalienborg Palace complex consists of four French-style palaces built around a large square. In the centre of the square stands a statue of King Frederik, who was the planner and builder of Amalienborg around 1750. 

Amalienborg was originally planned as mansions for families of nobility at the beginning of the 1750s. However, in 1794 after a fire at Christiansborg Castle, the mansions came into the possession of the Royal Family. 

At Amalienborg Palace the Danish Royal Guard is on duty for 24 hours. They march from Rosenborg Castle at 11.30 am through Copenhagen accompanied by a brass band and end at Amalienborg Palace to execute the ceremony of the changing of the guard at 12 o'clock noon.  

Amalienborg Palace is located approximately 5 kilometres or a 25 minute walk from the Town Hall Square.

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