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     • Kronborg is perhaps most famous as Hamlet’s Shakespearian castle. This fortress and palatial complex is a marvel of Renaissance beauty, which has no equal in Northern Europe. – © Thomas Rahbek / SLKS
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   Why is Kronborg a great castle?

   • Kronborg became one of the finest castles of the Renaissance. Merchants, diplomats and royalty wrote of the magnificent castle and court life with pomp, pageantry and cannonballs. The tales of Kronborg reached all the way to England and inspired Shakespeare to use the castle as the setting for his drama of Hamlet.

   The history of Kronborg Castle - Denmark's most important building.

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   What is Kronborg famous for?

   • Hans Christian Anderson, from “Holger the Dane.” North of Copenhagen, overlooking the sea stands a great fortress whose massive fortifications contrast with its elegant copper roofed pinnacles. Kronborg Castle has been used as a royal residence, a garrison, a prison, and lastly a museum.

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   Is Kronborg Castle open to the public?

   • Today, Kronborg Castle is open to the public and part of the National Museum of Denmark. Therefore, it is possible to explore the old Renaissance castle, where there are clear traces of the castle's inhabitants, such as old carvings of names in the walls, and where you can quickly sense the castle's heyday in the Dance Hall.

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   When was Kronborg Castle built?

   • In 1574 King Frederik II began the construction of the outstanding Renaissance castle and the surrounding fortifications, which would eventually be known as Kronborg Castle. Following the disastrous fire of 1629 the castle was reconstructed almost exactly as it was before.

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   Kronborg Castle is also world famous as the setting of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Kronborg Castle was admired for its beauty as a castle and feared for its strength as a fortress. The castle was protected by tall ramparts and strong angular bastions.

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   Learn about the history of Kronborg Castle and its role as one of Denmark's most significant buildings. Discover the story of how Kronborg Castle came to be and what makes it so unique today.

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   Kronborg is perhaps most famous as Hamlet’s Shakespearian castle. This fortress and palatial complex is a marvel of Renaissance beauty, which has no equal in Northern Europe. The view of the Sound and Sweden is a spectacular sight from Kronborg’s main tower over the courtyard. – © Thomas Rahbek / Kronborg

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   Kronborg is a masterpiece of the Netherlandish Renaissance, designed by Netherlandish architects and including Netherlandish decorative influences. During the 1570s and 1580s, it provided work for numerous Netherlanders, especially after the fall of Antwerp in 1576.

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   Kronborg has played a significant role in the region for many centuries. It has survived fire, floods, bombardment, ransacking and being demoted from a Royal residence to military barracks.

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   Jan 25, 2011 · Kronborg Castle has been used as a royal residence, a garrison, a prison, and lastly a museum. But the castle’s fame chiefly rests on its connection with two great figures of legend. One is...

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    Jun 11, 2018 · Viewing a room at Kronborg Castle. About an hour from Copenhagen, Denmark is the small city of Helsingor, the setting of the most famous Danish castle, Kronborg Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000 and recognized universally as Elsinore Castle from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Helsingor is easily reached from Copenhagen by car, train, bus ...

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