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thc monarchial times of great interest as illu­ strative of Denmark’s liistory. The palace can he scen every (lay, on applying to Mr. Lcssoc who resides there. The charge for a party, which may nurnber 12 persons, is 3r. The Kegaliare not shevved. Uharlottchorg, on Kongens Nytorv at thc corncr of Nyhavn (Newhavcn), was built in 1760 by Count Lllrik Gyldenløve, but was afterwards bought for a rcsidence for thc Queen Dowager, Charlotte Amalia, Christian the V widow. In the year 1774 Frederik V gave it lo thc Academy of Arts, founded by him, and in 1778 thc palace was granted to the university for a Bolanical Garden. The Palaces of Amalicborg, situated on Frederiksplace, arc four in numbers forming a regular oetagon, uniled on thc soulh side by a colonnade. The buildings were commenecd in 1750, and nnished almost at one time, by thc four noble families Mol tke, S c h a c k , Le- we t z auand Brockdorff . After Christiansborg was burnt down in 1791, these palaces were made the residence of the king and his courl, unlill thc dcath of Christian VIII in 1848. The First to the right after passing the colonnade, is now the residence of his present Majesly, whose former palace in Amaliegade is for thc present occupied by his royal Highness, thc