DENMARK 



F rederiksborg Castle 



T?REDERIKSBORG CASTLE, one ot the 

 * most magnificent buildings in Denmark, 

 was enlarged and rebuilt by King Christian IV 

 in 1588. The architect, Zorgen Friberg, without 

 doubt rebuilt the castle after the drawings of the 

 King himself; the reconstruction was completed 

 within the years 1602-21. The castle had 

 then many towers and portals. The splendour 

 of the interior of the church and many halls 

 was in accord with the exterior. Justly the 

 castle was considered one of the most splendid 

 buildings in Europe at that time. No expense 

 was spared ; a contemporary French writer said, 

 that what at other places was made of iron, 

 here was made of the purest silver. 



Unfortunately, the castle has been more than 

 once on fire. 



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