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Frederiksborg Castle

 
Acquired by King Frederick II (r. 1559-1588) of Denmark and Norway in 1560 as the Kings Hunting Lodge, Frederick began the work of converting it into a royal palace. From 1599 to 1615 his son King Christian IV (1577-1648) developed it into the largest Renaissance Castle in Scandinavia and one of the most magnificent in the world. READ MORE


 

 

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