Christiansborg Palace (2nd)
| Second Christiansborg Palace | |
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The second Christiansborg Palace, view across the show grounds
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Town or city | Copenhagen |
| Country | Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°40′35″N 12°34′50″E / 55.6763°N 12.5806°ECoordinates: 55°40′35″N 12°34′50″E / 55.6763°N 12.5806°E |
| Construction started | 1803 |
| Completed | 1828 |
| Demolished | 1884 |
| Cost | 1,000,000 Rigsdaler |
| Client | Christian VII |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Christian Frederik Hansen |
The second Christiansborg Palace was a new main residence for the Danish Monarch built from 1803 to 1828 in Copenhagen as a replacement for the first Christiansborg Palace which had been destroyed by fire in 1794. The new palace was constructed on Slotsholmen, on the ruins of its predecessor, and designed by royal masterbuilder Christian Frederik Hansen. By the time the palace was completed, King Frederick VI had found himself comfortable at his temporary residence at Amalienborg Palace and decided he did not want to live in the new palace after all. He only used the royal premises for entertainment. The palace also housed the Parliament and administrative services. Frederik VII was the only monarch to live in the palace. This was between 1852 and 1863.
After the fire in 1794, the royal family initially took up temporary residency at Rosenborg Castle and later moved to Amalienborg Palace. Christian Frederik Hansen, until then master builder in Altona, was called upon to resurrect the palace. Construction started in 1803 but was slow as a result of the difficult times compounded by the Napoleonic Wars and the national bankruptcy in 1813.
By the time the palace was completed, King Frederick VI was happy with his temporary residence at Amalienborg and decided he did not want to live in the new palace after all, using it only for entertainment. Frederik VII was the only monarch to live in the palace.
Christiansborg became a focal point for many of the events which led up to the transition from absolute monarchy to democracy in 1849. After large crowds had gathered in front of the palace in March 1848, the Constitution of Denmark was adopted on 5 June 1849. The king ceded some of his chambers to the new Parliament, Rigsdagen, which from January 1850 had sessions in the wing where Folketinget meets today.
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