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Polar bear skin

The polar bear skin under the round table is placed in the study of Frederik VIII as a symbol of Greenland, as there is a polar bear depicted in Greenland’s shield of arms. When the museum was opened to the public in 1994, the original skin was considered to be in such poor condition that it was not possible to use it for the study. A temporary replacement was found until Her Majesty the Queen in January 1995 presented the museum with the polar bear skin now seen in Frederik VIII’s study.

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Dolphin door handles

Handles found on the inner side of the doors in The Pompeian Chamber.

Overdoors

Overdoors made during Nicolai Abildgaard’s furnishing of the place around 1800. They underline the room’s classical symmetry and feature motifs from antiquity.

Sculptures

A young Bertel Thorvaldsen created the Gala Hall's two sculptures, which represent Euterpe and Terpsichore, respectively the Muses of music and dance in Greek mythology.

Norwegian chandelier

The chandelier in the Gala Hall was a present to Prince Christian (X) from his mother, the then Crown Princess Lovisa, who gave it to him in 1903.

Poems by Hans Christian Andersen

Blandt materialet i Enkedronning Caroline Amalies bibliotek findes nogle kapsler indeholdende småtryk og originale digte m.m. af flere af tidens digtere, H.C. Andersen, Carsten Hauch, Adam Oehlenschläger, H.P. Holst og B.S. Ingemann.