Tap to explore
The King's Gate
The Danish Parliament sits inside the Christiansborg Palace in the capital city of Copenhagen. Parts of the palace are still used by the Danish monarch, so the King's Gate is more than just a name.
Tap to explore
The Vandrehallen
The Vandrehallen, or lobby, runs the length of the southern wing of the palace, and connects the parliament chamber to other meeting rooms.
The Lobby Frieze (1921) by Rasmus LarsenThe Danish Parliament
God Sends Milder Winds to the Sheared Sheep, 1921
The lobby is decorated with a frieze by Rasmus Larsen that contains many sayings and fables to help remind the politicians of their duties.
Tap to explore
Meeting Room
The palace's many meeting rooms provide spaces for fevered discussion but also quiet contemplation of the many paintings, ceramics, and sculptures.
Tap to explore
The Folketing Chamber
The Folketing is the only house of the Danish parliament, and consists of 179 representatives, including two from Greenland and a further two from the Faroe Islands.
Tap to explore
The Speakers' Chair
This is where the speaker of the Folketing, known as the formand, sits during parliamentary sessions, with a view across the entire chamber.
Skejten (1954) by Oluf RudeThe Danish Parliament
Skejten, 1954
The two huge paintings on either side of the entrance to the chamber were painted by Olaf Rude in 1954, and depict the oaks, meadows, and cows of Skejten in the area of East Lollard.
Tap to explore
A View from the Gallery
The public and press can watch proceedings from the galleries that surround the chamber. To the right are a set of statues that represent the working people that the Folketing speaks for.
Tap to explore
The Landstingssalen
This room, at the opposite end of the lobby, is where the Landstinget, the upper house of the old Danish parliament, met until it was abolished in 1953.
Tap to explore
The Rigdag Adopting the Constitutional Act, 1924
In the room below the Folketing chamber is this monumental fresco, painted over fine years by artist Oscar Matthiesen and celebrating the signing of the new Danish constitution of 1915.
The Rigdag Adopting the Constitutional Act (1924) by Oscar MathiessenThe Danish Parliament
The Rigdag Adopting the Constitutional Act, 1924
The painting depicts more than 220 people, including every member of the Danish Parliament and of the Landsting who was present on Saturday 5 June 1915.
Tap to explore
Snapstinget
When the debates are settled, the members sit down with a coffee and a cinnamon kanelsnegl in the parliament restaurant, called Snapstinget, designed in 1918.
