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Our visit to Rosenborg Castle took around two hours and helped us escape a sudden downpour of rain. It was a fascinating peek inside Denmark’s royal history and is well worth a few hours of your time in Copenhagen. Getting to Copenhagen from Brussels is relatively easy (and certainly well worth it). Rosenborg Castle (Rosenborg Palace, Rosenborg Slot) is a great example of the special Dutch Renaissance style which was typical of Danish buildings in the 17th century. Originally built as a summer house for Christian VII, the building was extended later and served as a Royal Residence and the setting for the Royal collections. Today visitors can have a look at the Royal Collections, walk.

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A few weeks ago, I shared my many many photos our visit at the Rosenborg Slot Gardens (Kongens Have). Most importantly, we were there visiting Rosenborg Slot (Castle). It was one of our only paid visits and it was a really fun one. It was beautiful and informative.

Rosenborg Castle was built during the renaissance period (in the Dutch Renaissance style) as a summer home for the Danish monarchy. Construction started in the early 1600s, at the wish of King Christian IV, and took nearly 20 years to be built to its current fabulous state.

The castle is separated into four different floors. Starting on the ground floors, we go through various writing rooms and bedrooms.The first few rooms feel very modest, but it slowly turns into very lavish and interesting (and trippy) thematic rooms. Like the ‘Dark Room’ and the ‘Marble Room’. I’m sure you can imagine!

As we head up the stairs on the first floor, we admire many oldie worldie portraits of the monarchs who have inhabited the grounds. With 400 years of history, there is much to learn at Rosenborg and the people who walked around these parts. Thankfully, there were so many informative signs around and we read a lot about the history. Most of the rooms on the first floor alternate between about 9 different kings and queens, most of whom are Kings Frederick and the Kings Christian. We lost count.

Finally, we reached the second floor where the Knights’ Hall is situated. That is where lies the coronation thrones. It was very cool to see, especially with the life-size silver lions, standing guards. From high above, it’s also the perfect place to catch some good looks at the lush gardens below.

When we were done with the main house, we headed down to the cellar/basement. That is where the wine and weapons are kept – not an entirely good mix in my opinion. From there we entered a room of objects made entirely of amber and ivory. Terrifying when you think of how it has been made, but truly beautiful to see. And finally the visit ends with the treasury, where the crown jewels are kept. They were so beautiful! I felt like I was in the Prince and Me for about a quarter of a second.

Overall, I think it was a bit expensive (but that’s Copenhagen!) but I really enjoyed it. I’m glad that’s the place we decided to visit. I would recommend it, especially if you’re a history buff.

Rosenborg Slot and Garden is situated at Øster Voldgade and Gothersgade. To visit the castle, it costs 110DKK per person (or is free with the Copenhagen Card).

Did you visit any castles in Denmark?xx

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Which attractions in Denmark are actually the biggest and most popular?

We bring you here the main attractions measured by the number of visitors to the latest VisitDenmark inventory in 2018:

  1. Tivoli - 4,854,000
  2. Baking - 2,400,000
  3. Legoland - 1,700,000
  4. Copenhagen Zoo - 1,218,393
  5. Botanical Gardens in Copenhagen - 821.221
  6. Djurs Sommerland - 817,952
  7. Louisiana - 755,584
  8. Round Tower - 699,692
  9. Aquadome - Lalandia Billund - 682,000
  10. Tivoli Freedom - 605,570
  11. Faarup Summerland - 602,088
  12. The Old City - 546,485
  13. The Blue Planet, Denmark's Aquarium - 521,000
  14. Aquadome - Lalandia Rødby - 520,000
  15. ARoS, Aarhus Art Museum - 508,008
  16. New Carlsberg Glyptotek - 448,934
  17. The Royal Christiansborg - 436,693
  18. ARKEN Museum of Modern Art - 414,705
  19. Experimentarium - 390,076
  20. Givskud Zoo - 387,156
  21. Rosenborg Castle, Kings Collection - 386,311
  22. Moesgaard Museum - 368,656
  23. National Museum, Prince's Palace - 365,245
  24. Odense Zoo - 363,612
  25. Aalborg zoo – 340.956
  26. Kronborg Castle - 326,823
  27. Knuthenborg Safari Park - 326,046
  28. State Museum of Art - 308,974
  29. The National History Museum at Frederiksborg Castle - 294,354
  30. Design Museum Denmark - 274,619
  31. Etskov Castle - 274,409
  32. Tirpitz - 253,530
  33. Visit Carlsberg - 250,000
  34. Lego House - 244,397
  35. The Greenhouses Botanical Garden Aarhus - 240,400
  36. Randers Rainforest - 232,446
  37. Jesperhus Holiday Park - 231,407
  38. Kings Jelling, National Museum - 226,441
  39. Summerland Sealand - 202,990
  40. Ree Park Safari - 196,059
  41. Museum at Koldinghus - 172,072
  42. Viking Ship Museum - 169,150
  43. Roskilde Cathedral - 168,638
  44. North Sea Oceanarium - 163,122
  45. Amalienborg Museum Christian VIII's Mansion, Collection of Kings - 158,835
  46. Tycho Brahe Planetarium - 135,315
  47. The Kattegat Center - 135,217
  48. Denmark Borgcenter - 129,251
  49. Universe - 128,647
  50. HC Andersen's House and Childhood Home - 122,358
  51. Coastal Museum Skagen - 121,001
  52. Blokhus sculpture park - 120,380
  53. Open-air Museum, National Museum - 119,211
  54. Skagen Museum - 118,029
  55. Esbjerg Art Museum - 117,897
  56. Worker Museum - 111,367
  57. Kunsthal Charlottenborg - 107,522
  58. East Jutland Museum, Ebeltoft - 103,763
  59. Brændesgårdshaven - 102.311
  60. AQUA Aquarium & Zoo - 101,817
  61. ARTS Museum of Modern Art Aalborg - 96,882
  62. Old Estrup Manor House Museum and Danish Agricultural Museum Gl. Estrup - 96,273
  63. Møntergården - 95,095
  64. Fisheries and Maritime Museum / Saltwater Aquarium - 94,888
  65. Zoological Museum - 94,526
  66. Wadden Sea Center - 92,785
  67. The Green Museum - 91,066
  68. M / S Museum of Maritime Affairs - 90,620
  69. The Geographical Garden - 84,001
  70. The Palm House - 83,747
  71. Trapholt Art Museum - 82,994
  72. BRANDTS - 82,536
  73. The Funen Village - 81,402
  74. Geological Museum - 80,947
  75. Danish Rock Museum - 79,167
  76. Cisternerne - Museum of Modern Glass Art - 76,123
  77. Viking castle Trelleborg - 74,667
  78. Bangsbo Coastal Museum - 73,207
  79. Hjerl Hedes Open Air Museum - 72,664
  80. Jylland Aquarium Thyborøn - 72.05
  81. Lyngvig Lighthouse – 71.936
  82. Naturama - 71,234
  83. David Collection - 69,924
  84. Marstal Maritime Museum - 69,720
  85. Danish Railway Museum - 69,306
  86. The frigate Jutland - 67,958
  87. PRISON - 67,418
  88. Little Wildlife Center - 66,398
  89. Technical Museum of Denmark - 66.198
  90. Legendary Camps - 63,485
  91. Bork Vikingehavn - 63,274
  92. Liselund Gl. Slot - 62,436
  93. Bunkermuseum Hanstholm - 62,413
  94. Natural History Museum - 62,353
  95. The cooperative village of Nyvang - 62,311
  96. Mønsted Lime Mines - 62,082
  97. Rudolph Tegner's Museum & Statue Park - 62,036
  98. Guldborgsund Zoo & Botanical Garden - 61.987
  99. Thorvaldsen's Museum - 61,790
  100. War Museum - 61,716

Record year for Denmark's biggest attractions

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In 2015, as many as 25 million Danes and foreigners visited the country's 50 largest attractions. That is a full 1.5 million more visitors compared to 2014 and 600,000 more than the previous record year 2013, when there were 24.4 million guests. The record number of visitors is attributed to news and special exhibitions at the attractions.

Source: VisitDenmark