In the Days of Natasha: Paintings, Jewels, and History Galore! A Day at Rosenborg Slot

Wednesday this week, the first of September, I did not have any field studies for DIS, so I had the day to do with as I pleased. Being such a newcomer to Copenhagen I have a list of sites I want to see and things that I want to do. My host Mom made a few suggestions and I decided to go to Rosenborg Slot (Castle). It is quite close to the train station, Norreport that I use when I go to DIS, so contrary to the popular belief of those who know me well, I was able to find my way to Rosenborg Slot or Rosenborg Castle quite easily. I arrive about 11 o’clock, and was immediately awestruck by the gardens. With the Rose Garden and the rest of the park next to the castle it is quite beautiful. It is definitely something that would be difficult to find in the U.S. and it is simply tucked away in the city of Copenhagen. I had no idea how close it was before Wednesday. It just affirms a prior observation that Copenhagen is a city in which the ultra modern is woven within such a vast history.

For those of you not acquainted with the history of Rosenborg Castle I will give a brief Natasha version of the vast history that this castle embodies (I wasn’t familiar before I read my collection of tour books, and got a handy information sheet from the ticket booth). The Crown started building Rosenborg Slot (slot means castle) in 1606. King Christian IV had a hand in the design of the castle since he was the one who commissioned it to be built. After Frederiksberg castle was built in 1710, Rosenborg castle was not used as frequently, and it eventually became where heirlooms, including crown jewels and thrones, of the royal family are stored.

So being the historically mesmerized person that I was, I methodically went through the castle’s many rooms taking pictures. Therefore this post will be more of a pictorial story of my day at Rosenborg Slot than a tale of my mesmerized wanderings.

This is the summer house of King Christian IV, known as Rosenborg.

The park connecting to the Castle.

The Rose Garden

This is not a throne room, just a "typical" castle room. There was not a single room without either a beautiful painting on the cieling or magnificent molding.