The Royal Stables
Marble stables sheltering white ceremonial horses, sole survivor of two palace fires.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Royal Stables in Copenhagen opens with Pearl, King Frederik the Seventh's horse, preserved and still standing in a glass case inside. It traces the marble stables built in 1746 that survived two palace fires while Christiansborg burned around them, and the roughly 250 horses once housed here at their peak. Listen for what today's remaining horses have in common with Pearl.
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