Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød, north of Copenhagen, was built between 1600 and 1620 by King Christian IV. It was used as a royal residence until the 1850s.
In December 1859, most of the interior of the castle, and two-thirds of the royal portrait collection, was destroyed by a fierce fire. JC Jacobsen offered to finance the restoration on the condition that the castle was turned into a museum. On 5 April 1878 King Christian IX issued a royal decree which made the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle an independent department of the Carlsberg Foundation.
National portrait gallery
As well as magnificent rooms, such as the Chapel, the Rose and the Great Hall, the Frederiksborg Museum houses Denmark’s most important collection of portraits and history paintings. It also has significant collections of decorative art, furniture, porcelain and glass, textiles and photography.
You can find out more about the Castle and the Museum at www.frederiksborgmuseet.dk