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PALACES.
Christiansbory Pa lace,
th e residence o f his
p re sen t M ajesty w hen in to w n , lies on the
Slots-
holm
,
(castle isle), on the sam e spot w h ere stood
th e castle, as before related, built by
A xel IIvide
(Bishop Absolon)
in« 1 1 6 8 , called from him
Axefhuus
, to keep the p irates in aw e.
T his
C a stle , w hich su b sequently obtained the nam e o f
Kiabenhavn S lo t,
h a v in g been a t a considerable
expense em bellished by C hristian III. and F red erik
IV ., w as, on the accession o f C hristian V I ., razed
to th e g ro u n d , in o rd er th a t a R oyal residence
m ight, on a m ore m agnificent scale, be erected on
its site.
T his p a la c e , on the n ig h t o f the 27 th .
of F eb. 1794, fell a p re y to the flames.
T h e p re sen t building w as comm enced in the
reign o f C hristian V II., an d finished durin g th a t o f
F red erik V I.
On the w estern side o f the palace
th e larg e exterior co u rt form s a rid in g -g ro u n d ,
enclosed on b oth sides by reg u lar buildings w ith
p ia z z a s, in w hich a re contained the C ourt th eatre,