Christiansborg Palace
We purchased the combination ticket so we could see the stables, reception rooms, kitchen, and the ruins. The combination ticket saved us about 90 KR. Check their website for the most up to date pricing and opening hours. We started our visit at the Stables, followed by the reception rooms, kitchen, and ruins. You can easily spend several hours here.
Here are a few things that stood out to us:
- The Royal Stables were very clean, with only a few horses visible. I thought there would be more.
- The Reception Rooms require an escorted tour, the rest can be visited on your own. They give you blue shoe covers to wear during the tour.
- The Kitchen had a fake chicken roasting in the oven complete with lights and sound.
- In the Ruins under the palace we were able to see the remains from the previous palaces on the same spot. It turns out this palace is the 3rd castle built on this spot.
- What struck us the most was the family portrait of the Danish Royal Family depicting King Christian IX, his wife Louise, Princess of Hesse-Kassel, their children, and grandchildren. There’s a plaque to the left of the portrait that identifies everyone in the portrait with their country of origin. The Danes married royals from Germany, United Kingdom, Russia, Sweden, Greece, and Norway. It’s like looking at the United Nations.
You can easily spend several hours here. Plan your time wisely and watch the weather. We left the visit to the top of the tower to the end and by the time we finished touring the Ruins the sky had darkened and it started to rain. We decided to leave that for the next visit.
