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Rosenborg Castle &
The King’s Garden
Rosenborg Slot & Kongens Have
A royal hermitage set in leafy gardens in the heart of Copenhagen,
Rosenborg Castle features 400 years of epoch interiors, royal
collections and the nation’s well-guarded Crown Jewels and Royal
Regalia
Rosenborg Castle was constructed in 1606
by Christian IV (1577-1648) as a small summer
hermitage surrounded by fields and
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farms. originally a two-storied building with
a modest tower, Rosenborg was developed
in 1624 into the Dutch Renaissance castle
we know today. Rosenborg is home to
the Royal Danish Collections with objects
related to 400 years of royal rule, from
Christian IV to Frederik VII. In the vaulted
cellars you find the Royal Treasury and the
well-guarded Crown Jewels and Royal
Regalia.
Christian IV (1577-1648) was very fond
of Rosenborg Castle and much preferred
staying there to the far larger Frederiksborg
Castle in hillerød (see page 72), which he
had also built. In 1648 at the age of 70, his
dying wish was to be taken by sleigh in the
dark of winter from Frederiksborg Castle to
Rosenborg Castle, which had provided the
setting for so many years of his life. Later
kings have also left their mark on Rosenborg.
Christian IV’s son, Frederik III (1609-1670)
and Queen Sophie amalie modernised the
rooms, and their son, Christian V (1646-99)
had the entire banqueting hall covered with
12 tapestries commemorating the Scanian
War against Sweden (1675-79).
however, King Frederik IV (1671-1730) was
the monarch who set to work most eagerly
of all on modernising the castle, and slowly
the Renaissance style gave way to Baroque.
The king visited Italy several times, bringing
home valuable gifts such as his famous
collection of Venetian glass.
Rosenborg nonetheless soon became too
small for the splendour-loving king and he
relocated to the newly built Frederiksberg
Castle. Rosenborg Rosenborg Slot was Outline_05.qxp never again used as 21-03
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