Doesn't it look like this guard's hat strap is hooked underneath his nose?
Amalienborg is made up of four identical palaces all around an octagonal square, with a huge equestrian statue of King Frederik V in the middle. You can see the royal church a block behind this square--isn't it beautiful? A couple of weeks ago when I was lost, driving around the city for 2 1/2 hours (!!!) I actually drove through this courtyard and didn't realize what it was. It's kind of strange, but cool, that anyone can just go right up to the palace by foot or by car. This palace or castle isn't very fancy compared to others in Denmark.
These four palaces were built around 1750 by noblemen but when the royal family's castle burned down in the late 1790's, they decided to move to Amalienborg.
Every day the guard changes at noon, and I hear it's something fun to see. But here they are, standing in front of their guard stations. I guess they have two hour shifts and either have to be standing in front of these stations, or marching back and forth in front of the palace.
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Those palaces look awesome! And I would hate that guard job. I would probably die of boredom. I mean, come on, is it really necessary?! :)
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