Copenhagen, Denmark

Went to Tivoli Gardens and toured the Palace and saw the Queen's Tapestries (11 in total).

Tivoli Gardens, also known simply as Tivoli is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the third-oldest operating amusement park in the world.

Amalienborg is the official residence for the Danish royal family and is located in Copenhagen. Frederick VIII's palace complex has four identical Classical façades, effectively four palaces, with Rococo interiors, laid around an octagonal courtyard. At the centre is a large equestrian statue of Frederick V.

The Tapestries were a gift from the Danish business industry to Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II on her 50th birthday in 1990.
The gobelin series recounts the history of Denmark and the world, including the Viking Age, the Middle Ages, the Absolute Monarchy, the Reformation, World War II, the Present and even the Future. The Danish royal family and references to the artists earlier works are skilfully woven into the greater context.Read more