COPENHAGEN PALACE OPENS.Byline: The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times The newly restored Christian VII Christian VII, 1749–1808, king of Denmark and Norway (1766–1808), son and successor of Frederick V. Shortly after his accession his mental illness made him dependent on his physician, Struensee, who in 1770 caused the dismissal of minister of foreign Palace in Copenhagen is being opened to visitors through Sept. 13 as part of the city's celebrations marking its designation as the cultural capital of Europe. Built between 1749 and 1754 as Moltke House and later named for King Christian VII, who lived there after a fire destroyed Christiansborg Palace For the castle in Ghana known as Fort Christiansborg, see . Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen is the home of Denmark's three supreme powers: the executive power, the legislative power, and the judicial power. in 1794, the palace was restored over a period of four years at a cost of about $24 million. The project was completed in April. The palace is on octagonal-shaped Amalienborg Square, which contains three additional and almost identical palaces. Visitors to the Christian VII Palace, where royal functions are held, will be shown the Marble Hall Marble Hall is a small town in Limpopo, South Africa. Christoffel Visagie, while on a hunting expedition, discovered a hole containing marble in 1913 and the area became known as "Marble Hole". , which is lined with gray marble The Gray Marble (Anthocharis lanceolata) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is the west coast of USA and Canada. from southern Poland, the great salon or dining room with golden columns and marble buffets and the grand staircase. Outside, the sandstone facade and decorative sculpture have been cleaned and restored where damaged. Tours of the palace will be available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for about $7.10, based on 5.62 Danish kroner to the U.S. dollar. Reservations are suggested; the telephone number to call in Copenhagen is (33) 92-64-00. Information: Danish Tourist Board, (212) 949-2333. |
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