Kronborg - Elsinore Castle

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
CopenhagenJul12 1279.jpg	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	Kronborg	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	Kronborg
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
Kronborg	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	Kronborg
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	Kronborg	The Outer Defences overlooking the Øresund	Kronborg
Kronborg	Kronborg	Kronborg	Kronborg
Kronborg	Old garrison buildings	Cannon with the crest of Frederik V dated 1757	Kronborg
CopenhagenJul12 1594.jpg	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