Copenhagen Residences

Eriksen's wife, prima ballerina Ellen Price, was the model of the statue. The face of the Mermaid looks much like hers. By the way, unknown vandals beheaded the Mermaid several times, so the current head is not the original. In the 60s the Mermaid regularly became the centre of different protest actions, it was even desecrated many times. Those times have passed, but, nevertheless, even nowadays colourful graffiti appears on it from time to time. The bronze statue is one of the most popular sights of Copenhagen, so in the daytime it's very difficult to make a good photo of her without numerous tourists on the background. Sunrise is the best time for photographing the Mermaid. There are almost no people in the streets of the city on this early hour.

Amalienborg. Amalienborg is the winter residence of the Danish Royal family. This ensemble consists of four palaces, which are situated around the octagonal square with the equestrian statue of Frederic V in the middle. Primordially, noble families lived in Amalienborg, but after the fire in the Christiansborg Castle this area became the property of the Royal family. Consequently, all the four palaces look the same - they are all built in the rococo style, but their interiors differ a lot. Two of the palaces are open for tourists. Christian's VIII Palace serves as the Royal House of Glücksborg (1863-1972). This is the place where one can look at the private offices of Christian IX, Christian X and Frederic VIII, the Royal dining-room, Queen Luisa's salon and the Queen's wardrobe. All the rooms have original furnishings.
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