Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens, where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores the favourite haunts of the Danish intelligence services, which are generally chosen for their discretion and four-star comfort.
With its low-key, French classical style facade, the building is a good illustration of the taste of the Danish elite for luxury without fuss. Distracted by the rococo style Odd Fellows Palace on the opposite side of the road, the unprepared passer-by could easily miss the entrance to the Hotel Phoenix and continue towards Amalienborg, the grandiose, neoclassical winter residence of the Danish royal family, where the changing of the guard with its scarlet parade uniforms and bearskin hats takes place
