Tampere, Finland
1880-1970s
Hämeenlinna, Finland
1850-1913
Joensuu, Finland
1998
Savonlinna, Finland
1852
Inari, Finland
1960
Kuopio, Finland
Jyväskylä, Finland
Kangasala, Finland
1986
Kuopio, Finland
1907
Oulu, Finland
1896
Kotka, Finland
2008
Kokkola, Finland
1696
Vaasa, Finland
Rauma, Finland
2004
Joensuu, Finland
Helsinki, Finland
ca. 1790
Valkeakoski, Finland
1902
Oulu, Finland
1922
Lappeenranta, Finland
Lieksa, Finland
1963
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.