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i'm not sure if this picture has been posted before but it shows all 4 buildings very nicely. I was also a little surprised to see so many other (mainly white low) buildings in the gardens of the palaces, I assume they are part of the Royal Court, are they offices, staff housing etc?
Thanks for the nice picture. I see it was taken on a day when none of the royals were in residence.
Well, you have to consider that Amalienborg is a pretty large workplace. With the court having around 160 employees and even though not all work at Amalienborg you can safely say that around 100 people work there every day.
There are apartments mainly for employees at the court and for people who have retired in the houses around Amalienborg but not in the Amalienborg complex itself.
Apart from garages, there are canteens for the staff, dressing rooms and baths (mandatory by law) and rooms where the staff may spend the night after say a long evening. That is very much the case during state visites and the New Year Courts which take place over several days.
Then there is accomodation for visiting royal's own staff and security.
On a day to day basis the whole thing needs continuing maintanaince.
So there are Craftsmen at work, like interior painters, furniture-painters, electricians, carpenters, smiths, gardeners and so on. Amalienborg is also the home of the cabinet makers, restoring the many antique furnitues. - All these peolpe have a workshop each.
There is a rudimentary mechanics shop as well (the main garage is located at Christiansborg). Clothes, curtains, carpets, bed linen, uniforms and so on needs washing and cleaning.
Some of the employees also need a place to park and that takes up place as well. (Finding a parking space in downtown Copenhagen is like winning the lottery). Then there is machinery like streetsweepers, lifts for window cleaners and so on.
And a royal family accumulate a multitude of stuff over the years, like six candleholders shaped like bats, you wouldn't give to your mother-in-law. That needs to be stored as well, so there is plenty of need for space.