Amsterdam, Netherlands
1898-1900
Amsterdam, Netherlands
1896-1903
Amsterdam, Netherlands
17th century
Leiden, Netherlands
1655
Maastricht, Netherlands
1280-1298
Breda, Netherlands
1267
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
1740
Valkenburg, Netherlands
1115
Utrecht, Netherlands
1924
Franeker, Netherlands
1774-1781
Lemmer, Netherlands
1920
Veenhuizen, Netherlands
1823
Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands
13th century
Wageningen, Netherlands
1500-1526
Bolsward, Netherlands
1281
Haarlem, Netherlands
13th century
Sassenheim, Netherlands
13th century
Batenburg, Netherlands
c. 1300
Heusden, Netherlands
13th century
Amersfoort, Netherlands
1941
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.