Amalienborg Palace - one of the main buildings of the Palace makeup!
Amalienborg Palace: Student Entry: DKK70 = SEK99
First floor: exhibitions of the life of the Danish Royalty throughout the centuries
Dining area
Silverware: 1 out of 5 table centrepieces gifted to King Christian IX and Queen Louise from Danish estate owners in 1892. Designed my Arnold King, manufactured by the Court Jeweller depicting the myth of King Skjold, son of Odin.
A miniature painting on a paint palette
Study: I was quite confronted with the polar-bear skinned rug. It honestly dampened my mood on the exhibition thinking about the monarchical historic trends of anthropocentric and speciesist thinking that dominated Europe as a mechanism of global power.
Bookshelf!
My favourite part of wandering through the decadent rooms and exhibitions was looking at the light fixtures and the ceiling decorations. Most ceilings have been preserved as they were in the 17th Century with most of the patterned designs in the Rococo style.
2nd Floor: Costume and Hat Museum - dedicated to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
I found this part of the exhibition the most interesting - I'm not a huge fan of theatre, costume or film exhibitions, but this was a particularly charming exhibition. I loved looking at the playfulness of the costumes and trying to guess which stories they originated from! Most costumes are from Thumbelina and Cinderella.
Fish and Frogs from 'Thumbelina'
Spotted: Thumbelina in her walnut bed!
This was my favourite part of the day - visitors of the museum got to look at exhibits of Queen Margrethe's own hand-drawings of her costume designs and could view her own creations. There was a craft station where you could also staple your own hat together. I made the bullfinch!
Craft station! Stapling the hat together was the highlight of my day :)
Great photo to end the exhibition!
Marmorkirken (Fredrik's Church):
This lovely church is right opposite Amalienborg Palace. I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of the stunning exterior - it's got these marvellously detailed set of Grecian-looking sculptures.
The altar
Church organ
Church ceiling
I concluded the day with lunch from Kosmos K Cafe and dessert from Kaf Cafe! As said by a fellow Swedish friend, "Copenhagen is a wonderful city if you're looking for vegan bakeries."
Copenhagen Streetscape:
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