was built on behalf of famous Danish King Christian IV in the beginning of the 17th century (early 1600). Christian IV was a driving force and man behind a lot of majestic buildings, of which you can still find the majority all over Copenhagen today.
At first Rosenborg Castle was built as a summer house for the King – outside the embankments and ramparts that once defended Copenhagen from attackers. The building then underwent a series of remodels, the latest in 1624, and it became the fine masterpiece of a castle we see today, which was used as the regents summer house until 1710. Here it is situated nicely just next to Kongens Have (King’s Garden) where it was possible for the regents to take a walk and ‘get away’ from the daily decision making. Parties of all sorts – drinking and orgies were not held rarely, and the guests of King Christian IV was baffled by the amount of …