Frederiksberg Castle
The Frederiksberg Castle ( Dan. Frederiksberg Slot ) in the municipality of Frederiksberg in Copenhagen was originally built as a summer residence for King Frederick IV. Erected. The building now houses a military academy . The former palace park forms an important green space in the greater Copenhagen area.
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History of the castle
The royal manor Sjolberg, surrounded by a pleasure garden, was originally located on the site of today's castle. The castle was commissioned as a small summer palace by King Friedrich IV. In 1699, the year he took office, and named after him. Frederik is the Danish spelling of his name.
Initially, the castle consisted of a small building built by Ernst Brandenburger in the Italian palazzo style . The middle wing was completed in 1703 and still forms the core of the complex today. From 1708 to 1709, the castle was extended by Johan Conrad Ernst and, among other things, the castle chapel was installed. The outer ends of the building were enlarged to two side wings, which gave the castle the floor plan of a broad H.
Christian VI. had Laurids de Thurah erect two connecting structures to the portal building from 1733 to 1738, creating a large, closed complex with an arcade-lined inner courtyard. The former summer residence had grown into a large baroque residence and was used as a summer residence by members of the royal family. The castle was beautifully furnished, the stucco decorations were made by Italian masters and the rooms were decorated with a significant number of tapestries and paintings. In 1770, some of the interiors were redesigned in the classicism style, including the knight's hall, which was given its current form.
In the 19th century, the royal family used the castle less often. Queen Marie died here in 1852 . In the course of the German-Danish War , it was used as a military hospital from 1864 and in 1869 it was handed over to the military academy founded in 1713.
The castle today
The facility is still owned by the Danish Armed Forces and is still used by the Military Academy. Visitors can therefore only enter the interiors on rare tours or in groups by prior arrangement. The castle chapel, on the other hand, is open regularly. The castle forms the center of the Frederiksberg Have park, which is aligned with the complex , so the castle area is accessible from the outside at all times.
Frederiksberg Have Palace Park
The castle stands on Valby Hill, named after an earlier village, from where there is a view of Copenhagen.
The gardens Frederiksberg Have ( Frederiksbergsgarten ) were laid out as a baroque park by Hans Henrik Bruhn until 1711 and were once one of the largest French gardens in Denmark. The former avenues of the main paths and parts of the once extensive water features are still preserved today. In 1776 the road to Roskilde passed the castle and separated the southern part of the park, called Søndermarken, from the northern area.
From 1789 to 1800 the park was redesigned by Peter Petersen into a landscape garden based on the English model and provided with streams, groups of trees and winding paths. In 1859 an area called the Princess Wilhelmine Garden was made available to the newly founded Copenhagen Zoo , which is still located in the immediate vicinity of the castle to this day.
The gardens have not changed significantly since the 19th century. Various staffage structures such as a Chinese temple and the so-called Swiss house have been preserved. The park forms one of the largest green spaces in the Copenhagen metropolitan area and is one of the most popular recreational areas in the capital region .
See also
Web links
- Frederiksberg Castle (Danish)
Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 18 ″ N , 12 ° 31 ′ 30 ″ E