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The Yellow Palace (Danish: Det Gule Palæ), or Bergum's Mansion, is an 18th-century town mansion situated at Amaliegade 18, next to Amalienborg Palace, in the Frederiksstaden district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is considered the first example of Neoclassical architecture in Copenhagen.
The Yellow Palace (Det Gule Palæ), or Bergum's Mansion, is considered the first example of Neoclassical architecture in Copenhagen. When Frederiksstaden was laid around 1748, it was envisioned as a uniform Rococo district.
- Amaliegade 18B, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Yellow Palace (Det Gule Palæ) is an interesting historic building from 1764 - in Louis Seize style - and designed by the French architect Nicolas Henri Jardin for the merchant H.F. Bargum.
The Yellow Palace. The Yellow Palace, or Bergum's Palace, was built 1759–1764 by the architect Nicolas-Henri Jardin for the timber merchant and slave trader H. F. Bargum. It is considered the first example of Neoclassical architecture in Copenhagen.
- Viking Ship Museum. The Viking Ship Museum (Vikingeskibsmuseet) on the banks of Roskilde fjord is one of Denmark's top tourist attractions. Dedicated to the history of seafaring and boat building in ancient and medieval times, it contains rare surviving examples of original Viking ships that were deliberately sunk at the harbor mouth to prevent raiders from attacking the city.
- Roskilde Cathedral. Dominating the town, Roskilde Cathedral has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site both for its architecture and for the tombs of almost 40 kings and queens of Denmark that it holds.
- Roskilde Rock Festival and RAGNAROCK. For those who like music, this annual festival, first staged in 1971, is one of the biggest and oldest rock events in northern Europe.
- Roskilde Museum. Exhibits in the Roskilde Museum are housed in two of the city's oldest historic houses - "Sukkerhuset" and "Liebes Gård." Although the focus is on history, the exhibits are 21-century, with engaging interactive features that tell the story of Roskilde through archaeological finds and a widely varied collection of other artifacts.
Prince Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace, an 18th-century town house at 18 Amaliegade, immediately adjacent to the Amalienborg Palace complex, the principal residence of the Danish royal family in the district of Frederiksstaden in central Copenhagen.
At one time, the Frederiksstaden district in Copenhagen was dominated by buildings in the sugary sweet ornamental Rococo style – reminiscent more of modern wedding cakes than any architectural structure. But as fashions come and styles go, this bright yellow mansion, Det Gule Palæ, would mark a shift toward a newly designed Copenhagen.
