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Christiansborg Palace

palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Also known as: Christiansborg Castle
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Christiansborg Palace is located on Slotsholmen, an islet in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is built on the site of a former castle founded in 1167. Since 1928, it has housed the Danish Parliament, the Supreme Court, and the Foreign Office, with other government offices in nearby buildings. The palace was also the site of a fire that led the royal family to move to Amalienborg Palace.12

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