Amalienborg is the danish royal winter residence.

It's commonly referred to as the most outstanding piece of Rococo architecture in Denmark.

It's composed by four palaces surrounding an octagonal courtyard in the middle of which has been erected an equestrian statue of Frederik V – the founder of the Amalienborg Palace complex and the Frederiksstad.

The four palaces have the same look externally but inside are different the one from the other.

Two of the four palaces can be visited by tourist:

Christian VIII's Palace has been partially converted into a museum of the Glücksburg dynasty and Christian VII's Palace which is commonly used by the queen to receive guests, but in occasion of exhibitions is open to the public for guided tours.

Amalienborg wasn't originally built to host the royal family, however, when in 1794 the Christiansborg Castle burnt down  the royal family bought these palaces and moved in.