Frederiksborg Castle History and Architecture

In the town of Hillerød, near Copenhagen, on the islands of a small lake is the royal Fredericksborg Castle (Fredericksborg Slot). The history of the Frederiksborg royal residence begins in 1560, when King Frederik II bought from Admiral Herluf Trollet an estate 40 kilometers from Copenhagen, where he built a castle named Hillerdsholm, after the nearby town. The castle was built on three islands of the lake, later named Solsoto (Slotsø, Palace Lake). From the first castle to our time, only the S-shaped bridge leading to the second castle island has been preserved. Immediately behind the S-shaped bridge stands the tower, the main gate of the castle. The building was named the "Tower of Prisoners" because it is the entrance to the prison dungeons. The castle itself is a palace, located on the third island. All this splendor was created by Frederick II's son, Christian IV, who was born on the estate in 1577. The future king of Denmark, whose name is associated with the brightest pages of the history of the state, spent his childhood and youth here, and was very attached to Hillerdholmen. In 1599, Christian undertook a complete reconstruction of the estate, which lasted almost 20 years, resulting in a magnificent Renaissance castle, named Frederiksborg by Christian in honor of his father.

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