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Christianborg Palace

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Christiansborg Palace is home to three branches of government: the legislative (Folketing), the executive (the prime minister’s office) and the judicial (the Supreme Court). The royal reception rooms of Queen Margrethe II are also located in this palace.

The modern Christiansborg is the third palace, built from 1907 to 1928 on the same spot chosen by Archbishop Axel Absalon, founder of Copenhagen, for building a castle near the town of Havn more than 800 years ago.. Many years later, the Copenhagen Church was built here (15^th – 17^th centuries), as well as the “first” palace in the middle of 17^th century and the “second” one in the early 19^th century. The first two Christiansborg palaces burnt down during the fires of 1794 and 1884.

Folketing is located in the left wing of Christiansborg, with its 1,500 rooms totaling almost 30,000 square metres.

The current assembly hall of the Folketing opened to deputies on May 28, 1918 and has since remained almost unchanged. The seats used by 179 members of the parliament and government are arranged in the shape of a horseshoe. The Folketing chairman and the secretary sit in the middle of the hall on a slightly raised platform. The pulpit is also located on this platform. The pulpit is made from a thousand-year-old oak tree, originally used in a windmill located on the Island of Mon. A table in the shape of an unfinished ellipse, sits in the middle of the hall, and speakers from factions and deputies wait there for their turn to speak.

The assembly hall also has special seats and boxes for the royal family, Supreme Court judges, and members of the diplomatic corps. The press, guests of the deputies and visitors (Folketing sessions are open to public) can use the gallery.

A long hallway connects the assembly hall with the room used for sessions of the upper chamber of the parliament prior to 1953. The hallway, also known as Vandrehallen, is decorated with friezes painted by Danish artist Larsen and original copies of the Danish Constitution, dated 1849, 1915 and 1953.