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Charlottenborg Palace, situate on K ongens N y to rv a t the co rner o f N yhavn , w as built in 1672, by C ount U lrik G yldenlnve. A fter the death o f C hristian V. it w as p u rchased as a residence for the Queen D ow ager C harlotte Am alie, and from h er has its p resen t nam e. F red erik V. m ad e a g ra n t o f it for an A cadem y o f A rts, w hich w as founded by him in 1 7 5 4 ; an d in 1 788 the garden o f the palace w as presented to the U n iv ersity for the form ation o f a B otanical G arden. T h e annu al E xhibition of P aintin gs is open from the 1st. o f A pril, for a b o u t six w eeks. The Palaces on the Amalienborg, four in num ber, form , w ith th eir offices, a com plete octagon, united on the south side by a colonnade. T h ey w ere comm enced in 1 7 5 0 , an d finished nearly at the sam e tim e at the expense, and for the residence, o f 4 noble fam ilies, M oltke, Scliack, L ew etzau, and Brockdorfl*. A fter the destruction o f C hristiansborg in 1 7 9 4 , th ey becam e the residences o f the K ing and C o u r t, and so continued till the death o f C hristian V III. in 1 8 4 8 . A t present tw o o f the palaces are occupied by the Queen D ow ager C aroline Am alie and the L and grave o f H esse. T he th ird , to the right of the colo nnade, is now assigned as a residence for the Minister o f Foreign Affairs, and for the High Court o f Justice: and the 3