Frederiksborg Palace

Hillerød Municipality, Denmark

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Frederiksborg Palace is a palatial Renaissance complex in Hillerød, Denmark, built in the early 17th century for King Christian IV as a royal residence and the largest Renaissance palace in Scandinavia. Designed by Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger and completed in 1620, it occupies three islets in the Slotssøen (castle lake) and is surrounded by a large formal garden in the Baroque style. A devastating fire in 1859 destroyed much of the interior, but the castle was meticulously rebuilt following old plans and paintings. Thanks to public support and brewer J. C. Jacobsen's patronage, it reopened in 1882 as the Danish Museum of National History. Today it houses Denmark's largest collection of portrait paintings and allows visitors to explore the restored Valdemar Room and Great Hall alongside the Chapel and Audience Chamber, which survived the fire largely intact with their sumptuous decorations preserved.