Explore the historic highlights of Visby
Visby, Sweden
1210-1220
Visby, Sweden
12th century to 14th century
Visby, Sweden
1250s
Visby, Sweden
1875
Visby, Sweden
1225
Visby, Sweden
13th century
Visby, Sweden
13th century
Visby, Sweden
ca. 1200
Visby, Sweden
12th century
Visby, Sweden
13th century
Visby, Sweden
1460-1470s
Visby, Sweden
1230s
Visby, Sweden
1361
Visby, Sweden
1246
Visby, Sweden
13th century
Visby, Sweden
1225-1250
Visby, Sweden
1236
Visby, Sweden
12th century
Visby, Sweden
c. 1200
Visby, Sweden
12th century
Visby, Sweden
13th century
Visby, Sweden
14th century
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.