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    Christiansborg Palace (Danish: Christiansborg Slot; pronounced [kʰʁestjænsˈpɒˀ ˈslʌt]) is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen...
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    Christiansborg Slotsplads (English: Christiansborg Palace Square) is a public square on the island of Slotsholmen in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark...
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    Osu Castle (also known as Fort Christiansborg or the Castle) is a castle located in Osu, Ghana, on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in Africa. A substantial...
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    The first Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, was built on Slotsholmen in 1745 as a new main residence for King Christian VI of Denmark-Norway...
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  • Historically, Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen was the main residence of the Danish kings. But after the fire of the first Christiansborg Palace in 1794...
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    Palace for Christiansborg Palace. Two minutes later, the Queen made the journey from her residence in Christian IX's Palace to Christiansborg Palace in...
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    The second Christiansborg Palace was a new main residence for the Danish Monarch built from 1803 to 1828 in Copenhagen as a replacement for the first Christiansborg...
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    hours of the morning on 29 January 1749 in the Queen's Bedchamber at Christiansborg Palace the royal residence in Copenhagen. He was the fourth child and...
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    Fort Crêvecoeur (Ussher Fort), and Danish Fort Christiansborg as Jamestown, Usshertown, and Christiansborg respectively, Accra served as the capital of...
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    state events and festive occasions. The Royal Stables are located at Christiansborg Palace on the island of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark....
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    such as Tivoli Gardens, The Little Mermaid statue, the Amalienborg and Christiansborg palaces, Rosenborg Castle, Frederik's Church, Børsen and many museums...
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    against local Accrans, who received support from the Danes at Fort Christiansborg. The assault resulted in military failure for the Akwamu, mainly due...
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    make way for a more adequate royal residence, the vast Baroque style Christiansborg Palace, from where Frederick would eventually reign. The young prince...
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    Nana Asamani (or "Asameni") was the first black Governor of Christiansborg Castle, located in Osu, Accra, Ghana, on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. Asamani...
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    second wedding ceremony with the groom present was held in the chapel of Christiansborg Palace, the recently completed principal residence of the Danish Monarchy...
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    the British Gold Coast. On April 20, 1663, the Danish seizure of Fort Christiansborg and Carlsborg completed the annexation of the Swedish Gold Coast settlements...
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    lucrative Atlantic slave trade, through its trading outposts in Fort Christiansborg in Osu, Ghana through which 1.5 million slaves were traded. While the...
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    Denmark and Norway was born late in the morning on 18 September 1786 at Christiansborg Palace, the principal residence of the Danish Monarchy on the island...
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    by architect Nicolai Eigtved for four noble families; however, when Christiansborg Palace burned in 1794, the royal family bought the palaces and moved...
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    constructed the city's first castle on the island in 1167 at the site where Christiansborg Palace lies today. Recognised as the centre of the Government of Denmark...
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    in the late 14th century and was located at the site of the current Christiansborg Palace. In 1167, Bishop Absalon (c. 1128–1201) founded a fortress on...
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    1st Osu 1st Christiansborg 2nd Christiansborg 3rd Christiansborg Gold Coast 2nd 4ht Christiansborg Crèvecœur Ningo 3rd Osu 5th Christiansborg Volta Dodowa...
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    1870 by the Bishop of Zealand, Hans Lassen Martensen in the chapel of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. In 1871, at 18 years of age, Thyra had an affair...
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    called the Rigsdag; the upper house was the Landsting. It meets in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen. The Folketing...
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    the 19th century. Princess Charlotte was born on 30 October 1789 at Christiansborg Palace, the principal residence of the Danish Monarchy in central Copenhagen...
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    Copenhagen, located at the site of the later Copenhagen Castle and Christiansborg Palace. According to the chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, the castle was...
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    1st Osu 1st Christiansborg 2nd Christiansborg 3rd Christiansborg Gold Coast 2nd 4ht Christiansborg Crèvecœur Ningo 3rd Osu 5th Christiansborg Volta Dodowa...
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    Trading posts in Africa Augustaborg Carlsborg Christiansborg Frederiksborg Fredensborg Kongensten Prinsensten William...
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  • "kongehuset.dk/english/palaces/christiansborg-palace/christiansborg-palace". kongehuset.dk. Retrieved 3 March 2017. "Christiansborg Slot - Slotte og haver -...
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    Three trading stations were built: Fort Frederiksborg, Kpompo; Fort Christiansborg near Accra in 1661, which was purchased from Sweden; and Frederiksberg...
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