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Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen

Christiansborg


, on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, is the house of Denmark’s three supreme powers: the executive power, the legislative power, and the judicial power. It is the only building in the world which is the home of all a nation’s three supreme powers. is owned by the Danish state, and is run by the Palaces and Properties Agency. The palace today bears witness to three eras of Danish architecture, as the result of two serious fires. The first fire occurred in 1794 and the second in 1884. The main part of the current palace, built in 1928, is in the historicist Neo-baroque style. The chapel dates to the 1800s and is in a neoclassical style. The showgrounds date were built in the 18th century, in a baroque style. vacations.
GPS travel help coordinates: 55° 40′ 33″ N, 12° 34′ 44″ E

 
Christiania, Copenhagen

Christiania

Christiania, also known as Freetown Christiania is a partially self-governing neighbourhood of about 850 residents, covering 34 hectares (85 acres) in the borough of Christianshavn in the . Christiania has established semi-legal status as an independent community, but has been a source of controversy since its creation in a squatted military area in 1971. Its open cannabis trade was tolerated by polity until 2004. Since then, measures for normalising the legal status of the accord hit led to conflicts, and negotiations are ongoing. Among many Christiania residents, the accord is known as staden (‘the town’), short for fristaden (‘the freetown). Nice tourist spot.

GPS travel destinations: 55° 40′ 24.92″ N, 12° 35′ 58.96″ E

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