Rosenborg Castle

Monday afternoon we visited Rosenborg Castle which ended up being our favourite. It was much smaller than Frederiksborg Palace and we could actually understand how people lived in there. It was still obviously very big but didn’t seem as ostentatiously huge as Frederiksborg which we both appreciated. The inside was a different story though because it had some incredibly expensive objects for us to see, including the royal regalia, Crown Jewels, 3 silver lions which protect the thrones, the silver and ivory coronation thrones, and even the actual crowns! Rosenborg was used as a royal residence from the 17th century until 1710. This was a period where the Danish royal family were absolute monarchs over Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands and you can certainly see the extravagance afforded by the family having that much wealth and power during their time at Rosenborg Castle. We both agreed that walking through this castle was the biggest smack-in-the-face display of wealth we’ve ever experienced and will likely ever experience.Read more