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Title: Danish life in town and country
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Brochner, Jessie
Subjects: Denmark -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York, Putnam
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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a constellation of potentatesand statesmen. The White Czar loved thisidyllic spot, and his burly form generally led theparty of a score or more of kings and queens,princes and princesses, on their daily walks inthe park or on the highroad. Here is another picture: Fredericksborg, Christ-ian IV.s glorious palace, divides with Kronborgthe honour of being the finest structure in thestyle of the Dutch Renaissance, not only in Den-mark, but probably in all Europe. The name ofthe famous English architect. Inigo Jones, is as-sociated with the building of Fredericksborg, andof Rosenborg in Copenhagen, but Christian IV.was undoubtedly his own architect, whateversecondary assistance he may have received fromothers. Fredericksborg has had its times ofsplendour, through the reigns of many kings afavourite place of residence, and it has had itstimes of sore trial. It has been conquered by ruth-less pillaging foes, and fire has laid low its grace-ful spires, but the Castle has risen again, and its
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I-u a.< X CO z LLl o< X z UJ Q. oo UJ I H QZ< IT H < Some Danish Snapshots 207 beautiful towers and spires are still mirrored inthe still waters of the old moats. The churchsituated in the western wing of the Castle is anexquisite little temple; many of the rooms areelaborately beautiful, and contain a wealth ofworks of art and costly furniture, the Castle hav-ing now been transformed into a national museum.Fredericksborg has a sister building in Copen-hagen, Rosenborg, a chateau of smaller dimen-sions, but possessed of great beauty, within whosered walls is harboured a unique collection of objetsdart, of jewellery and furniture, which hascome down from the Danish kings and queens ofthe last four centuries. Another very characteristic building whichowes its origin to the same King is the Exchange,a quaint and picturesque structure, in picturesquesurroundings, the canal with its many crafts re-minding one of Holland, while hard by is thehuge ruined pile of the Palace of Chr

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