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Frederiksborg Museum of National History

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8 royal castles and palaces that'll awaken your inner monarch

Photo: Daniel Rasmussen

Copenhagen is a royal city, and home to one of the world's oldest monarchies. In and around the city you will find castles, palaces, royal statues and monuments. Here are 8 you should see.

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Every day at 12:00 noon you can witness the changing of the Royal Danish Guard. The Guard leaves its barracks at Rosenborg Castle at approximately 11:30 and marches through the city to Amalienborg Palace, residence of the Danish monarch Queen Margrethe 2. But there are many other ways to go royal in and around Copenhagen.

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Kronborg Castle - UNESCO World Heritage

Kronborg Castle, known worldwide as Hamlet's and Shakespeare's castle, is one of Northern Europe's finest Renaissance castles and moreover a UNESCO world heritage site.

Christiansborg Palace

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Frederiksborg Castle - Museum of National History

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Amalienborg Palace

Amalienborg Palace is a must for anyone with a taste for royal history and the life of Denmark’s royal family who still resides inside the palace. Experience royal history at the museum and sense the...

Frederiksberg Palace

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Rosenborg Castle

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Ruins under Christiansborg Palace

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