Slotsholmen: Palace, Parliament and Power

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Børsen

   ~3 min here

   Børsen is the historic trading building beside Christiansborg Palace, and its most famous feature was a dragon-shaped spire.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Holmens Kirke

   ~15 min here

   Holmens Kirke is a parish church on Holmens Kanal, and its story begins with an unusual earlier life: the building started as an anchor forge in 1563.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Thorvaldsens Museum

   ~1 hr here

   Thorvaldsens Museum is a museum devoted entirely to the work of Bertel Thorvaldsen, the Danish-Icelandic sculptor who spent most of his working life in Rome.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Det Kongelige Biblioteks Have

   ~3 min here

   Det Kongelige Biblioteks Have is a secluded garden beside the Royal Library, with flower beds, shady trees, and a basin that gives this small place its quiet character.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Christiansborg Slot

   ~3 min here

   Christiansborg Palace is the working heart of Denmark’s state, combining a palace with the country’s highest political institutions.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Nationalmuseet

   ~1 hr here

   Nationalmuseet is Denmark’s national museum of cultural history, housed in this main building near Strøget.

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