the Royal Palace and the Guards; New house with fans
The country is small, and the royal palace is naturally not big, and the palace of Amalineburg is like this.
An open-block-style group of buildings, surrounded by four groups of similar buildings in a square, is small. It was built between 1754 and 1760 and has a history of more than 200 years.
The square is like a crossroads, and a statue stands in the center, which is a bronze statue of King Frederick V on horseback. At the four corners of the intersection are these four buildings, facing the small square, forming a space similar to eight sides or eight corners, without walls and fences, this is the royal palace of Denmark. Pedestrians and vehicles move freely as they would on other streets.
It is said that the queen worked in one of the buildings, and there are two theories as to which building.
One theory is that of the four palaces, the gates of three buildings are brown and one is yellow. The queen worked inside the building with the yellow gate;
Another version is that the flag is raised at which palace the queen works.
Just looking at the so-called royal palace of these four buildings, there is no difference from ordinary buildings, but we happened to catch the change of guard, but it is very interesting.
These four palaces, each with two small watchtowers at the gate, resembled the red pencil head that was only a little left, and the space was very narrow, only a thin man could stand upright. Outside, guards dressed in black shirts, blue pants, black leather shoes, and high-piled black bear skin hats stood outside.
To say the royal palace, the sentry, the sentinel, it should be easy to think of the word "majesty" or "serious", but I did not feel majestic and serious in any way, but felt very amused and cute, very happy.
Unconsciously at the time of changing the guard, I didn't notice where a group of Royal Guard soldiers in traditional military uniforms, a dozen young men, about a squad, saw them carrying combat knives on the left, delicate small leather bags on the right, and long guns on their shoulders. With neat, elegant, and slow figure-eight square steps, clockwise around the square to each outpost in turn, the replaced sentries followed the team, this kind of ritual, carried out among pedestrians and tourists, seems commonplace, tourists and guards are close at hand, even rubbing shoulders. The solemn changing of the guard ceremony is really not majestic and powerful, but it is approachable, and even funny.
The bearskin hat worn by the guards was about thirty or forty centimeters tall, and it looked very thick, and it was hot enough in summer. It is said that there is a miniature small fan inside this modern hat, which solves the problem of heat, I don't know if it is true or false (I hope the fan leaf does not peel the brain). I also heard that the current bearskin hat is not really bear skin, but in the protection of wild animals, this statement is possible.
Amalineburg Palace is located on the bay in the eastern part of the city, and on the other side of the strait is the Copenhagen Opera House, where the old royal palace and the modern theater are not at odds with each other.
On the other side of the palace is a church, popularly known as the Marble Church, because it is built entirely of marble, hence the name. It is the largest domed church in Denmark. The pedestal and upper balustrade surrounding the church are decorated with many statues. The interior of the church is circular in shape, and the tall vaults are also decorated with paintings. We pushed the door in and sat for a while, resting and watching. It was empty, quiet and cool. I couldn't help but think: What will happen in our country to such a large indoor space that is unattended by the scene, cool, quiet and empty? It seems that people are really small in population and high in quality.
The town hall square was slightly higher and slowly recessed towards the middle, and it was undergoing renovations. Built between 1892 and 1905, Copenhagen City Hall is a red-brick building that combines ancient Danish and Italian Renaissance styles.
The most famous of these is the intricate and intricately crafted astronomical clock on the 105-meter-high bell tower. It is said that this astronomical clock has an error of only 0.4 seconds over 300 years, which not only has extremely accurate time, but also shows the position of planets.
The clock was built by a locksmith named Olson who spent forty years and a lot of money. What a clever locksmith, simply switched to being a watchmaker.
There is a fountain of sacred cows descending dragons in the square, which comes to life. On the west side of the town hall is a bronze statue of Hans Christian Andersen, holding a thick book and looking sideways across from him, as if he were conceiving a new work. The northeast corner of the square is a pedestrian commercial street, which is very long, lined with large and small shops on both sides, and a variety of goods. We walked a little more than half and came back.
The new house, in fact, the house is not new, I don't know why it is called such a name, its official name should be called Xingang, in fact, it is not new. Newport was an artificial canal built between 1669 and 1673 that brought seawater directly into the city. At that time, the main purpose of the construction of the Newport Canal was to bring maritime traffic to the city center, thereby boosting Copenhagen's economic development. Most of the houses in Newport were built 300 years ago. Along the banks of the canal, there are lively street markets, and the houses with colorful spires look very new. The river flows through the street, and boats of all kinds are parked in the channel.
On the day we went, it was a Danish team playing against a team, and countless fans gathered here, and many bars, restaurants and shops along the street were full of people drinking beer, singing, dancing and partying. There were also groups of people carrying banners and flags, walking the streets and cheering, and a woman riding on the neck of a strong man waving the flag and shouting. The strong man carried the woman happily among the group. Alas! I'm not tired!
Walking on the streets of Copenhagen, I feel that there are many bicycles in Copenhagen, although it is a developed European country, there are really not as many motor vehicles as Beijing. In addition to regular bicycles, road bikes, and mountain bikes, there are also bicycles that drag a small compartment in front or behind to carry people and goods. Just like Amsterdam, there are dedicated bike lanes. Since there are special bike lanes, the speed of the bicycle is very fast, as if you are training for a bicycle race. Pedestrians should be very careful and fast through the bike lanes.
It is said that the Danish government wants to make Copenhagen an environmentally friendly capital and a bicycle city. This is worth learning.
Remember that decades ago, Beijing was also known as the "Kingdom of Bicycles" by foreigners. Now, there are more and more cars. Can Beijing's air quality be good? Damage is greater than protection, can the environment not deteriorate? Fortunately, Beijing has not relaxed its governance of motor vehicles. All other aspects of environmental management are also being carried out in an orderly manner, and today, Beijing's environment is getting better and better.
The palace guards prepare for the change of the guard
Changing the guard
Plaza outside the Royal Palace and visitors
Street view outside the Royal Palace
Bronze statue of Hans Christian Andersen
Revel fans
Inside the cathedral
Fans
They also like to interact with sightseeing tourists
Outside the cathedral and a simple welcome message
Teacher Ouyang and the fans