Explore the historic highlights of Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
1023/1254
Utrecht, Netherlands
1279
Utrecht, Netherlands
1039-1048
Utrecht, Netherlands
12th century
Utrecht, Netherlands
c. 1040
Utrecht, Netherlands
1879
Utrecht, Netherlands
13th century
Utrecht, Netherlands
1248-1259
Utrecht, Netherlands
1867-1870
Utrecht, Netherlands
1924
Utrecht, Netherlands
1868-1875
Utrecht, Netherlands
1869-1870
Utrecht, Netherlands
1867-1871
Utrecht, Netherlands
1822-1828
Rosenborg Palace was built in the period 1606-34 as Christian IV’s summerhouse just outside the ramparts of Copenhagen. Christian IV was very fond of the palace and often stayed at the castle when he resided in Copenhagen, and it was here that he died in 1648. After his death, the palace passed to his son King Frederik III, who together with his queen, Sophie Amalie, carried out several types of modernisation.
The last king who used the place as a residence was Frederik IV, and around 1720, Rosenborg was abandoned in favor of Frederiksborg Palace.Through the 1700s, considerable art treasures were collected at Rosenborg Castle, among other things items from the estates of deceased royalty and from Christiansborg after the fire there in 1794.
Soon the idea of a museum arose, and that was realised in 1833, which is The Royal Danish Collection’s official year of establishment.