Slotsholmen is an island in the harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, and part of Copenhagen Inner City. The name is taken from the successive castles and palaces located on the island since Bishop Absalon constructed the city's first castle on the island in 1167 at the site where Christiansborg Palace lies today.
Slotsholmen
Slotsholmen in 1674 with Copenhagen Castle, Børsen and Christian IV's Naval Harbour
The rebuilt Copenhagen Castle about 1730 with the new Chancellery building to the left and the passageway linking the two buildings
The first Christiansborg Palace, engraved illustration in Lauritz de Thurahs Den Danske Vitruvius from 1746
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of approximately 660,000 in the municipality and 1.4 million in the urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.
Image: Christiansborg fra Nikolaj Kirken
Image: Marmorkirken Copenhagen seen from Amalienborg (cropped)
Image: Tivoligardens 2
Image: Nyhavn panorama