* The Oldest Monarchy in the World tour is for you: If you want to find out what modern Denmark is like, visit Copenhagen's youngest castle, plunge into the history of the Danish kingdom, and see the country's main banquet hall, where 17 tapestries depict the entire history of Denmark over the past 1,200 years. Today we are waiting for a journey of 800 years, during which you will learn how a small fishing village in the 12th century turned into a powerful power, which at the end of the 14th century united all the Scandinavian countries, why Bishop Absalon decided to build a fortress palace here, which after 600 years turned into Christiansborg Castle, which the Hanseatic League was so jealous that it decided to capture the Absalon fortress at any cost and "destroy without leaving a stone unturned", why the Danes are considered the founders of the Estonian capital Tallinn, and also why the sculpture of the father of the Danish constitution, Frederica 7, standing opposite the entrance to Christiansborg Castle, was made for 17 long years. Danish history is full of legends, and using the example of Christiansborg Castle, we will get to know many of these fascinating stories. Copenhagen is a city of contrasts, so it's not surprising that the Danish kingdom has democracy on the one hand, and the world's oldest monarchy on the other, since the current Queen Margaret the 2nd can trace her ancestry back 1,000 years. Let's figure out together how these mutually exclusive concepts can exist in Danish society. During the tour we will talk about the royal family and the powers of the queen, about the political structure of the Danish kingdom. We will look forward to the legends of the Danish past and the history of the present, we will recall the history of Danish–Russian relations dating back more than 400 years, we will visit the Alexander the Great Hall, the tower and throne rooms, as well as the royal library and the royal reception hall, where the Queen hosts a New Year's banquet for foreign ambassadors and invited guests.