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Amalienborg
The royal family's home, four rococo palaces around an octagonal square, with a changing of the guard at noon.
- Open
- The square always; the museum on most days
- Price
- Free for the square; paid for the museum
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Amalienborg Slotsplads, 1257 CopenhagenDirections
- Getting There
- A 5-minute walk from Nyhavn.
Why Go
The guards march from Rosenborg to the palace square every day, arriving at noon. One palace is a museum of the royal family's recent rooms.
The great dome of Frederik's Church, the Marble Church, rises just behind.
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