Christiansborg (palace)

Christiansborg ( dates Christiansborg Slot ) is a Danish castle from 1167 , then the royal palace , and after 1849 until now the building of the Danish Parliament of Folketing . Located in the old part of Copenhagen , on the small island of Slotsholmen . It is one of the architectural attractions of the Danish kingdom. Over its more than 8-century history, it was rebuilt several times, subjected to destruction and restoration .

A close modern layout was created by the architect E. D. Höiser in 1733 - 1740 . In 1778-1779, N.A. Abilgor, who returned from Italy, became the royal painter of Copenhagen, decorating the interiors of Christiansborg with a series of ten paintings based on Danish history, and later also adding ten desyuporta to them in 1791 . After the fire of 1794, the palace was long restored by K.F. Hansen in 1800-1820. In 1849, the palace was transferred to the Danish Parliament, as Denmark became a parliamentary monarchy. After the fire of 1884, the restoration process was undertaken by T. Jörgensen, who gave the palace a new pseudo-baroque look in 1907-1922.