The Royal Palace
Queen Margrethe II and her husband live in the mansion to the left as you enter the square from the harbor side. (If the flag's flying, she's home.). The mansion across the street (on the right as you enter) is where her son and heir to the throne, Crown Prince Frederick, lives with his wife, Australian businesswoman Mary Donaldson, and their four children. The royal guesthouse palace is on the far left. And the palace on the far right is the Amalienborg Museum, which offers an intimate look at royal living.
Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now th... ... read more 
