Frederiksberg Palace
Frederick IV married his mistress here in 1721 — the same halls where he had welcomed Peter the Great five years earlier.
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Built in three campaigns between 1703 and 1738, the palace grew from a one-storey retreat into a full H-shaped Italian Baroque complex overlooking its own formal gardens. Since 1869 it has housed the Royal Danish Military Academy, so the architecture still serves a daily purpose rather than sitting as a roped-off relic.
What to look for
- The H-shaped three-storey facade, shaped by Johan Conrad Ernst's 1709 expansion that gave the palace its Italian Baroque profile
- The lateral wings encircling the courtyard — the final addition completed by Lauritz de Thurah between 1733 and 1738
- The east-wing chapel, which carries no exterior markings to signal it is there
The palace sits directly beside Copenhagen Zoo and above Frederiksberg Gardens — all three are walkable in a single afternoon loop.
Frederiksberg Palace is one of 35 sights worth the detour in Copenhagen, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Copenhagen pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Copenhagen
- The Little MermaidAt 1.25 metres tall, she is smaller than almost every visitor expects — and that gap between legend and reality is the whole experience.
- Parken StadiumA 38,000-seat national football ground with a retractable roof and a three-Michelin-star restaurant on the eighth floor.
- AmalienborgFour matching palaces share one octagonal courtyard — and the Danish king actually lives in one.
- Tivoli GardensOpen since 1843 on a royal permit granted because, as the founder told the king, people busy having fun don't think about politics.
- Christiansborg PalaceThe only building on Earth where parliament, prime minister, and supreme court share one address — and the king still drops by.
- Rosenborg CastleA 1606 royal summerhouse that ended up storing the crown jewels and standing in as emergency palace twice.