Denmark Travel Frederiksborg Palace

Frederiksborg Slot is located in Hillerod, a small town about 30 kilometers north of Copenhagen, also known as the "Crystal Palace".

The castle palace was built in 1625. It is an English-style castle and the most famous Renaissance building in Northern Europe. It is known as the "Versailles Palace of Denmark".

The palace consists of three buildings. In the middle square is a fountain sculpture based on Poseidon.

The castle was originally the private estate of the Danish nobleman Helov Troller.

In 1560, he was favored by King Frederick II and exchanged a forest monastery in Nesterwis in southern Zealand with Troller.

From then on, the manor was renamed Frederiksborg.

But the castle at that time was just a two-story building built on the southernmost island and was extremely small.

After King Christian IV ascended the throne, he carried out large-scale construction projects across the country, building palaces, palaces, and churches. At the same time, Frederiksborg was greatly expanded and began to take shape, becoming the palace of the king and the royal family.

Fredericksburg is located on three islands. On the northern island are the King's Hall, the Queen's Hall, the Prince's Hall and the Royal Church, which are the main activities of the king.

There are two rows of east-west symmetrical buildings on the island in the middle. When the king lived in Frederiksborg, these two buildings were used by royal members, attendants and cabinet ministers.

The king sometimes discussed and handled state affairs with ministers in the castle. For the convenience of walking, an "S"-shaped stone bridge was built between the three islands for people to pass freely.

The halls and halls in the castle are all built with red bricks and decorated with white sandstone. All buildings are connected by gables, making the buildings of Mishima integrated and majestic.

The most eye-catching building in the building complex is the 92-meter-high Royal Church. Its spire top combines with the spire tops of other buildings to form a unique architectural style at that time.

There is a very famous fountain in the central courtyard of the castle.

In the center of the fountain is a quadrilateral multi-story tower made of white sandstone.

At the top is a bronze statue of Neptune, the god of the sea, holding a trident in his hand, and at the bottom is a group of bronze statues of various gods.

Each statue has jets of water gushing out, intersecting in a symmetrical and regular pattern.

The base of the fountain is made of marble and granite, surrounded by fine holes. The tower pillars spray water columns. The whole fountain is dazzling, colorful and crystal clear, which is pleasing to the eye.

These fountain bronze statues were cast in Prague by Adelin Devries, the sculptor of the German Emperor at that time, and later arrived in Denmark.

In 1659, Denmark went to war with Sweden and Denmark was defeated.

The Swedes once occupied Frederiksborg and looted it. The bronze statue of the fountain was recast in 1888.

As the palace of the Danish king, Frederiksborg occupies a prominent position among the many ancient castles in Denmark.

Every king held his coronation and important religious ceremonies here.

Several major events in Danish history also occurred in the castle.

In 1721, after the Nordic War (1700-1721), Denmark and Sweden signed the famous "Peace of Frederiksborg" here, thus ending centuries of hostility between Denmark and Sweden.

In 1812, King Frederik VI opened Frederiksborg as a museum and received a large number of oil paintings from collectors.

After that, the number of oil paintings increased year by year.

However, in the winter of 1859, the castle suddenly caught fire. The fire destroyed almost all the buildings in the inner palace, and two-thirds of the oil paintings were burned.

Today, the museum has re-collected a large number of precious cultural relics and art treasures such as oil paintings showing major events in Danish history, portraits of famous figures, and the oldest pipe organ in Denmark.

Some of the exhibits were collected during the campaign to collect cultural relics and rebuild Frederiksborg.

A considerable part of it was donated by J.C. Jacobson, the founder of the world-famous Carlsberg beer company.

The Frederiksborg Museum was originally a royal museum and was strictly guarded. Any visitor must obtain royal permission before entering.

It was not until 1878 that the King of Denmark officially issued an order announcing that it would be converted into the National History Museum.

In 1882, Frederiksborg was opened to the public.

A large number of precious exhibits vividly display the long history and cultural traditions of the Kingdom of Denmark, attracting a large number of admiring audiences and foreign tourists every year.