Have visited the Royal Reception Rooms in Christiansborg Palace (Danish: Christiansburg Slot; ⭐⭐) on a winter rainy day. There are total 19 rooms and each room has its specific functions. For example, the Green room next to the Great Hall is a back-stage area used by journalists or musicians to report or perform in special events.
The Royal Reception Rooms at Christiansborg Palace[1]are located on the ground floor and first floor in the northern half of the palace. The Rooms are used for official functions of the monarch such as banquets, state dinners, the New Year's levée, diplomatic accreditations, audiences and meetings of the council of state.
The Reception Rooms are richly adorned withfurniture and works of art, as well as decorations by some of the best Danish artists, such as Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Laurits Tuxen, Joakim Skovgaard and Bjørn Nørgaard.
The most magnificent room belongs to the Great Hall where banquets were set up for special visitors and royal family.
The Great Hall is the largest and most spectacular of the Royal Reception Rooms. The Hall is 40 meters long with a ceiling height of 10 meters, and a gallery runs all the way around the room. The Hall seats 400 guests and is used for banquets, state dinners and receptions.
When you visit Royal Reception Rooms, don't forget to download the audio guide from Useeum to your phone and listen to it during the visit.
Photo Gallery
The below photos were taken on 03/21/2023.
Margrethe II (i.e., Queen of Denmark) and her family
Christian VIII
Queen Caroline Amalie
The King's Staircase
The Throne Room
The Queen receives kings, presidents and ambassadors in the Throne Room, whenever there are state visits, gala dinners or New Year banquets at the palace.
The Ceiling of Throne Room
Fredensborg Hall
Christian IX's six children with Queen Louise married into other European royal families, earning him the sobriquet "the father-in-law of Europe". It was for a while a tradition for them to gather at Fredensborg Palace some time during the summer, bringing their spouses and numerous offspring. These summer days spent together were known as the "Fredensborg days".
The Family of Christian IX of Denmark is a monumental oil on canvas group portrait painting by Laurits Tuxen of Christian IX of Denmark and his family of European royalty. The painting is on display in Fredensborg Hall.[2]
Laurits Tuxen's painting of King Christian IX and his whole family together at Fredensborg Palace
King Christian IX's Room
This room is used as an extension of the Throne room at events such as Ambassador reception.
Christian IX receiving King Geroge I of Greece at Fredensborg Palace (Artist: August Jerndorff)
Christian X riding across the former border in 1920 (Artist: Heinrich Dohm)
The Green Room
The Green Room is a back-stage area used by journalists or musicians to report or perform in special events.
The dinning hall was originally meant to host gala dinner. However, due to the width of table, it proves difficult to have a conversation across the big table. Today this room acts as a pantry room—a place to arrange the food arriving from an off-site kitchen.
The Alexander Hall
The room is named after Bertel Thorvaldsen's marble frieze which frames the hall under the ceiling.
Today, the Alexander Room provides the setting for small dinners, lunches, receptions and visits by members of the Danish Armed Forces during the New Year levee. In the jumble of mosaics, gold, mirrors and pillars, the hall echoes with chatter, laughter and clinking of coffee cups when the Armed Forces wait to wish the Queen a Happy New Year.
Miscellaneous
Street view of the Palace
Outside view of the Palace
Royal Reception Rooms in Christiansborg Palace (YouTube link)
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