Kronborg Castle in Helsingør, about an hour by train north of Copenhagen |
Kronborg Castle from the town of Helsingør |
Kronborg Castle - World Heritage Site |
Brohus - snack bar at the gate to the Kronborg |
Model of the Kronborg showing the defenses |
Crownwork gate, the main entrance to the star-shaped fortress |
Royal monograms over the main gate |
Monogram of King Christian V (r. 1670-1699) |
Monogram of King Christian VI (r. 1730-1746) |
Entering the Kronborg |
Map of the Kronborg |
The buildings in the outer castle yard now contain restaurants, shops and galleries |
The Kronborg |
Partly cloudy summer day |
Inner moat, Kronborg |
Northwest corner tower of the inner fortress |
Gate leading to the main palace from the north |
Looking across the Øresund to Sweden here at its narrowest point, just 4 km away |
The Splitflag - the Danish State Flag, Kronborg |
Cannons at the Kronborg |
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The Kronborg functioned as a tollhouse for the Øresund from 1429 to 1857 |
William Shakespeare used Helsingør as Hamlet's Castle (Elsinore) |
The final gate leading to the courtyard of the palace |
Mercury on the right side of the palace entrance |
Neptune on the left side of the palace entrance |
Detail of the Kronborg Gate |
Detail of the Kronborg Gate |
Courtyard of the Kronborg with the Trumpeter's Tower |
View of the courtyard from the Royal Apartments |
Trumpeter's Tower through a window |
Model of the Neptune Fountain which used to stand in the courtyard |
Courtyard with the missing Neptune Fountain |
Royal Apartments - Kronborg |
Monogram of Christian 4 |
The Royal Family moved out of the Kronborg in 1785 curing the reign of Christian VII |
Royal Apartments - Kronborg |
Cherubs with the monogram of Christian IV |
Ceiling painting, Royal Apartments |
Painting in the Royal Apartments |
Hunting tapestry |
Queen's Chamber of Sofie of Mecklenburg, wife of Frederik II |
Frederik II's successor, Christian IV, remodeled the Queen's Chamber after a fire in 1629 |
Mercury - Queen's Chamber |
Kronos Devouring His Child |
Jupiter - Queen's Chamber |
The Long Hall in the eastern wing connecting the Queens Chamber with the Ballroom contains large historical paintings |
Margrete I received the Swedish Crown from King Albrecht, 1389 |
Legend of King Frode III Fredegod Acclaimed by Many Kings |
After Margrete I, Denmark, Norway and Sweden were united 1397-1523 |
King Hans in the Battle for Rotebro before Stockholm, 1497 |
King Frederik I before the Besieged Copenhagen, 1524 |
The Ballroom of Kronborg Castle |
Ballroom (Knight's Hall) of the Kronborg, at 63m, was the longest in Europe |
Art in the Kronborg's Ballroom - Feminine Pursuits, Reinhold Timm, early 17th C. |
Children Off To School, Frantz Cleyn, early 17th C. |
Riding at the Ring, Reinhold Timm, early 17th C. |
A Wedding in a Church, Frantz Cleyn, early 17th C. |
Bathing at an Oriental Harbour, Pieter Isaacsz, early 17th C. |
Bottom: A Sculptor's Workshop, Reinhold Timm, early 17th C. |
Fireworks at Castel St. Angelo, Reinhold Trimm, early 17th C. |
Wrestling on a Bridge, Reinhold Timm, early 17th C. |
Wrestling on a Bridge, Reinhold Timm, early 17th C. |
Wrestling on a Bridge, Reinhold Timm, early 17th C. |
Wrestling on a Bridge, Reinhold Timm, early 17th C. |
Art Gallery in the Kronborg Ballroom |
Kronborg Ballroom |
Kronborg Ballroom |
Kronborg Ballroom |
Kronborg Tapestries in the Little Hall - 14 survive, 7 are here |
The other 7 surviving tapestries are at the National Museum in Copenhagen |
Christoffer II (r. 1319-1332) |
Erik VI (r. 1241-1250) |
Erik VI (r. 1241-1250) |
Valdemar II "the Victorious" (r. 1202-1241) |
Valdemar II "the Victorious" (r. 1202-1241) |
Valdemar II "the Victorious" (r. 1202-1241) |
King Oluf (r. 1376-1387) |
King Oluf (r. 1376-1387) |
King Oluf (r. 1376-1387) |
Knud VI (r. 1182-1202) |
Knud VI (r. 1182-1202) |
Erik VII (r. 1259-1286) & Erik VIII (r. 1286-1319) |
Abel (r. 1250-1252) |
Frederik II's Table Canopy was made for the Kronborg's ballroom |
Sweden captured the Kronborg in 1658 and took the table canopy back to Stockholm |
Only two Renaissance Table Canopies survive |
The Table Canopy of Frederik II is on loan from the Swedish National Museum until 2016 |
Danish Royal Coat-of-Arms on Frederik II's Table Canopy |
Danish Royal Coat-of-Arms on Frederik II's Table Canopy |
Detail of the Table Canopy of Frederik II |
The kings throne would have been beneath the Table Canopy |
Back piece, Table Canopy of Frederik II |
Table Canopy of Frederik II |
Table Canopy of Frederik II |
Fireplace of the Little Hall, Kronborg Castle |
The Scottish Suite, Kronborg Castle |
Scottish Suite - Guest wing of the Kronborg |
Flemish tapestry of a rhinoceros, 1550 |
The first rhino was brought to Europe in 1515 |
Flemish tapestry (1560) Astyages orders Harpagus to kill the child Cyrus |
Flemish tapestry (ca 1560) the Revenge of Queen Tomyris |
Renaissance globe, Kronborg |
Northwest corner chamber, Kronborg |
Frederik V's Chambers, 1760 |
Portrait of Frederik V, King of Denmark and Norway (r. 1746-1766) |
Royal Apartments, Kronborg |
Royal Apartments, Kronborg |
Royal Apartments, Kronborg |
Courtyard of the Kronborg from the Royal Apartments |
Allegory of the Sound, Isaac isaacsz, 1622 |
Detail of Isaacsz Allegory of the Sound, 1622 |
Kronborg courtyard with east wing (Long Hall) |
Exit from the Royal Apartments |
Crest over the Royal Apartments staircase dated 1584 with the crest of Frederik II and Queen Sophie of Mecklenburg |
Tower with the Royal Apartments staircase |
Trumpeter's Tower, Kronborg - 62m |
Courtyard of the Kronborg - NE corner |
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Panorama of the Kronborg courtyard - north and east wings |
Panorama of the Kronborg courtyard - north, east and south wings |
Trumpeter's Tower with high clouds |
Kronborg - highest tower |
Kronborg Palace - north wing |
Architectural feature dated 1577 from the reign of Frederik II |
Kronborg - northeast corner |
Kronborg - beacon on the northeast corner |
Kronborg - north wing |
Entrance to the Kronborg chapel |
Entrance to the Kronborg chapel - 1584/1585 |
Kronborg chapel - Moses with the 10 Commandments |
Kronborg chapel - David |
Kronborg chapel - King Solomon with the harp |
Kronborg chapel - King Solomon with the harp |
Kronborg chapel's baroque organ |
Angels with the crest of Christian VIII (r. 1839-1848) |
Kronborg chapel pew |
Kronborg Chapel - detail of the carvings on the pews |
Kronborg Chapel - detail of the carvings on the pews |
Kronborg Chapel - detail of the carvings on the pews |
Kronborg Chapel - detail of the carvings on the pews |
Kronborg Chapel survived the fire of 1629 |
Royal Gallery, Kronborg Chapel |
Altarpiece - Kronborg Chapel |
Altarpiece - Kronborg Chapel |
Pulpit - Kronborg Chapel |
Pulpit detail - Kronborg Chapel |
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Kronborg |
Kronborg |
Passageway leading into the casements of the Kronborg |
The sleeping giant, Holger Danske, in the casements of the Kronborg |
Holger Danske - Ogier the Dane, from the 11th Century Chanson de Roland |
Legend says Holger Danske is the son of the 9th C. Viking king Gudfred |
The legendary sword of Holger Danske is Curtana |
The Casements below Kronborg Castle |
Back on the surface - Kronborg Castle |
Detail from the palace gate, Kronborg |
The Danish State Flag in a stiff wind |
Looking through the gate into the palace courtyard |
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Kronborg |
A carved head in the courtyard of the Kronborg |
Staircase - Kronborg |
Gate leading to the bridge across the inner moat |
Looking back to the palace gate |
Kronborg Palace from behind the inner walls |
Inner Moat, Kronborg |
Kronborg's fortifications |
Bridge across the inner moat, Kronborg |
Northern gate leading to the main palace |
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Kronborg |
Northwest corner tower and the inner moat |
Wildflowers on the outer fortifications of the Kronborg |
Wildflowers on the outer fortifications of the Kronborg |
Wildflowers on the outer fortifications of the Kronborg |
The Kronborg from on top of the northern fortifications |
The Kronborg from on top of the northern fortifications |
Northwest corner tower and inner moat |
Northwest corner tower and inner moat |
Northwest corner tower and inner moat |
Swan - Kronborg moat |
Inner moat and west wing of the palace |
West wing and main tower |
Details from the west wing upper levels |
Map of Zealand with the various fortifications, Kronborg |
Kronborg - inner moat and fortifications |
Southwest corner of the inner moat, Kronborg |
Southwest corner of the inner moat, Kronborg |
Southwest corner of the inner moat, Kronborg |
Kronborg - inner fortifications and former barracks |
Kronborg - inner fortifications and former barracks |
Trumpeter's Tower - Kronborg |
Kronborg - home of the Helsingør Garrison 1425-1991 |
Old barracks with the date 1938 |
The old barracks now house art galleries |
South wing of the Kronborg from the outer fortifications |
South wing of the Kronborg from the outer fortifications |
Kronborg from the southeast |
Tall grass growing on the outer fortifications |
Map of the Kronborg with the outer defenses |
Kronborg and the inner moat from the outer defenses, south wing |
Distant view of the Kronborg from the edge of the fortress |
Kronborg Palace |
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The Outer Defences overlooking the Øresund |
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Kronborg |
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Kronborg |
Kronborg |
Old garrison buildings |
Cannon with the crest of Frederik V dated 1757 |
Kronborg |
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Kronborg - outer yard |
Crest of Frederik IV over the main gate (castle side) |
Main Gate to Kronborg Castle |
Main Gate to Kronborg Castle |
Main Gate to Kronborg Castle |
Main Gate to Kronborg Castle |
Model of the Kronborg with the outer star-shaped fortress |
Model of the Kronborg with the outer star-shaped fortress |
Model of Kronborg Palace |
Model of the Kronborg near the main gate |
Cannon on the outer bastion protecting the main gate |