Paris, France
1163
Strasbourg, France
1015-1469
Avignon, France
1670-1672
Chartres, France
1145-1260
Reims, France
13th century
Lyon, France
1180
Amiens, France
c. 1220
Bordeaux, France
1096
Rouen, France
1202
Nice, France
1650-1699
Metz, France
1220
Albi, France
1287-1480
Bayeux, France
1077
Bourges, France
1195-1260
Saint-Malo, France
1146
Marseille, France
1852-1896
Laon, France
c. 1160
Orléans, France
1278-1329
Lille, France
1854
Le Mans, France
834 AD
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.