The Royal Danish CollectionAmalienborgThe PalaceInterior and objectsQueen Louise’s salonChaiselongue

Chaiselongue

The chaiselongue from 1864 is made of satin with twisted silk fringes and two large tassels.

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Wall decoration

Flora, who is the goddess of flowers and the spring, floats gracefully on the wallpaper.

Dance Scene from Tahiti

Painted by Nicolai Abildgaard, who led the renovation of the palace after the royal assumption of it. An almost identical motif is to be found in the English explorer James Cook’s travel journal, “A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean” from 1768-71, which inspired Abildgaard to paint this dance scene. Motifs from the great voyages of discovery were a popular form of decoration at the end of the 18th Century.

Throne

The throne was designed by Joseph Christian Lillie (1760-1827) and was originally made for Christian VII's Palace. Nicolai Abildgaard's original throne has been lost.

Overdoors

Overdoors made during Nicolai Abildgaard’s furnishing of the place around 1800. They underline the room’s classical symmetry and feature motifs from antiquity.

Klismos chair

Neoclassical chair designed by Nicolai Abildgaard, who designed a number of items of furniture in connection with his renovation of the palace.

Sculptures

A young Bertel Thorvaldsen created the Gala Hall's two sculptures, which represent Euterpe and Terpsichore, respectively the Muses of music and dance in Greek mythology.

Norwegian chandelier

The chandelier in the Gala Hall was a present to Prince Christian (X) from his mother, the then Crown Princess Lovisa, who gave it to him in 1903.

Dannebrog flag from 1864

At the so-called Reunification with Southern Jutland in 1920, Christian X received this banner in remembrance of the military defeat to Prussia and Austria in 1864.