[2025 Hillerod Attraction] Travel Guide for Frederiksborg Castle (Updated Apr)

Frederiksborg is located in Hillel, north of Copenhagen, also known as "Crystal Palace". It was built in the 17th century. It was originally the Royal Palace of Denmark. It is a very prominent Renaissance-style building in northern Europe. called. The interior of this grand castle is luxurious and gorgeous, with gilded ceilings, brocade tapestries as large as the whole wall, as well as exquisite royal paintings and antiques, showing the royal style everywhere. There are ornately decorated Jazz Hall and Coronation Hall in the castle. From 1671 to 1840, successive Danish kings held coronation ceremonies here. In 1859, a fire destroyed most of the furniture in the palace. Jacobson, the founder of Carlsberg Brewing Company, who was enthusiastic about cultural undertakings, donated most of the repair cost to the restoration of the Crystal Palace. The castle houses the Danish National History Museum. The castle houses the works of famous Danish painters since the 16th century, including a large number of portraits of famous people.