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  The Danish Monarchy - Collections - Christian VIIs Palace
The octagonal space formed by the palaces around the equestrian statue of Frederik V was the culmination of the new part of the city, Frederiksstaden, which was established in 1749 as part of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Royal Family of Oldenborg.
The four palaces were built during the period 1750 to 1760 as palaces to noblemen, designed by the King’s architect, Royal Master Builder Nicolai Eigtved.
The palace opposite was by then already in the ownership of the royal family.
kongehuset.dk /publish.php?dogtag=k_en_col_chr   (616 words)

  
  Frederiksborg Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederiksborg Palace in Hillerød, Denmark was built as a royal residence for King Christian IV, and is now known as The Museum of National History.
Most of the current palace, however, was built from 1602 to 1620 by Christian IV using Dutch architects, Hans and Lorents van Steenwinckel, and follows the Dutch style favoured by Christian IV for his new buildings in Copenhagen.
After Christian IV's death in 1648, the palace was used mainly for ceremonial events, primarily the anointing and crowning of the Absolute Monarchs in the palace church.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frederiksborg_Palace   (449 words)

  
 Frederiksborg Castle and the Baroque Garden
Frederiksborg Castle is located in the middle of Hillerød on three islands in the castle lake.
The Danish Kings lived in Frederiksborg Castle for about a century and the absolute monarchs were crowned in the palace chapel from 1671.
Frederiksborg Palace chapel served as the beautiful backdrop for the wedding of Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra in November 1995.
wictor.dk /wictor/frederiksborg/frbslotGB.html   (491 words)

  
 Informat.io on Hiller D
Hillerød is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Frederiksborg County in the north part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark.
Frederiksborg Palace The most well-known monument is Frederiksborg Palace, which was for a long time the seat of the Danish kings.
Fredensborg Palace 5 miles north-east of Hillerød is another castle, Fredensborg Palace, the summer residence for the royal family.
www.informat.io /?title=hiller-d   (579 words)

  
 Slots- og Ejendomsstyrelsen - Frederiksborg Project
Between now and 2008, the Palaces and Properties Agency is carrying out restoration work on some of the oldest buildings at Frederiksborg Castle dating from the reigns of Frederik II and Christian IV.
Finally, the Palaces and Properties Agency plans to work with the Museum of National History on a permanent exhibition presenting the history of the castle and gardens.
The work in and around Frederiksborg Castle is being carried out for the Palaces and Properties Agency by the architects Fogh and Følner.
www.ses.dk /16d000c   (334 words)

  
 For castles: there ain't nothing like a Dane - ArchiveEurope - Travel
Amalienborg is the royal residence, the Danish equivalent of Buckingham Palace, in the heart of Copenhagen.
And Amalienborg is one of several palaces and associated buildings flanking the entire square that were built by four noble families on the orders of an impoverished king (another Frederik) who wanted a new palace but couldn't afford one.
Fredensborg Palace, 35 kilometres to the north, is where the reception will be held, and, like Amalienborg, it is on the regular tourist trail through Denmark.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/05/07/1083911398653.html   (1182 words)

  
 Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark
Frederiksborg Castle lies on three islands in the little Frederiksborg Lake in Hillerød.
The castle, restored in its original style after a fire in 1859, is considered to be the epitome of Danish Renaissance architecture.
After the completion of Fredensborg Castle, Frederiksborg gradually acquired the character of a museum in the course of the 18th and 19th centuries and the Knights' Hall was made into a picture gallery.
www.planetware.com /hillerod/frederiksborg-castle-dk-z-hilf.htm   (113 words)

  
 Excursions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Built on a small island in a lake, Frederiksborg Palace is a magnificent Renaissance palace.
After a short drive, you can marvel at imposing Amalienborg Palace, home of the Danish Royal Family and not just one but four palaces surrounding a huge, cobblestone square.
It is not difficult to imagine Hamlet stalking the massive castle walls - his mood as dark and inhibiting as the walls themselves.
brain99.pet.rh.dk /traveller/excursions.html   (644 words)

  
 Frederiksborg Palace on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Frederiksborg Palace erected in 1560 exhibits a number of characteristics pertinent to the style of the age: Renaissance.
Many years after its construction, the Frederiksborg Palace was the site of the signing of the Treaty of Frederiksborg which ended the Great Northern War between Sweden and Denmark-Norway in 1720.
It was then rebuilt by J.C. Jacobsen, and Frederiksborg Palace changed from a royal residence to The Museum of National History.
www.flickr.com /photos/34838107@N00/309144976   (359 words)

  
 Frederiksborg slot
he banqueting hall at Frederiksborg Palace burnt out during the great fire in 1859 and at the same time the tapestry series by Karel von Mander.
The Frederiksborg tapestries belong to the few tapestries woven in Denmark with Danish tapestry weavers and the job took place from 1900 till 1928.
In some places on the wall the tapestries are kind of a frame,here the middle part is covered by gilt-leather tapestry upon which hangs portraits of the royal family.The banqueting hall is reserved Christian the IV and his descendants.
www.gobelin.dk /gobelin/english/kulthist/frborg/frborg.htm   (358 words)

  
 Carl Heinrich Bloch Encyclopedia Article @ Preached.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
He was then commissioned to produce 23 paintings for the Chapel at Frederiksborg Palace.
These were all scenes from the life of Christ which have become very popular as illustrations.
The originals, painted between 1865 and 1879, are still at Frederiksborg Palace.
www.preached.net /encyclopedia/Carl_Heinrich_Bloch   (329 words)

  
 InfoHub - Denmark - An Ancient Kingdom with Modern Attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The most impressive castle architecturally is Frederiksborg Palace, north of the capital city.
In the 1990s, the original Palace Gardens were recreated with cascades and colorful flowerbeds.
Frederiksborg Castle and Museum in Hillerod, Denmark, is a palace in its own right.
www.infohub.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5873   (2957 words)

  
 Danish Museums Online
One of the small towers at Frederiksborg Palace.
One of the pictures is by Christen Købke whose short but artistically fruitful life covered the same period as the Golden Age.
At the beginning of the 1830s when Købke, a Copenhagener, lived with a sister and brother-in-law in Hillerød, north of Copenhagen, he painted a number of pictures of Frederiksborg Castle.
www.dmol.dk /engelsk/billede_info.asp?genst_id=25420   (231 words)

  
 European Society for Agronomy
The tour continues from Elsinore via Fredensborg, with a stop to see Fredensborg Palace which is the Spring and Autumn residence of the Royal Family to the small town of Hillerød.
Here you will again be confronted with one of the dominant figures amongst Danish monarchs - Christian IV - as you visit what is perhaps the finest testament to his visions as a royal commissioner of buildings - Frederiksborg Palace.
Built on a small island in a lake, Frederiksborg is a magnificent Renaissance palace - beautifully situated and unbelievably detailed, both inside and out - which today houses the Museum of Danish National History.
www.esacopenhagen2004.kvl.dk /social   (627 words)

  
 Slots- og Ejendomsstyrelsen - Charlottenlund Palace and Palace Gardens - Charlottenlund Palace and Palace Gardens
The palace is used by the Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, although the Great Hall is occasionally open to the public for classical concerts.
In the 1880s Charlottenlund Palace Gardens were transformed from the Baroque to the Romantic style.
The Anglo-inspired gardens are home to a multitude of small, stylish attractions such as the old ice-house with polar bears carved above its entrance, and the idyllic, yellow, half-timbered house with thatch, which has been used as a wash house and as lodgings for the Royal Life Guards.
www.ses.dk /171000c   (168 words)

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