Charlottenborg Palace

The Charlotte Borg Castle (Danish Charlotte Slot), Copenhagen was a secondary residence of the Danish royal family. The building in downtown Copenhagen houses the Kunsthal Charlotte Borg and is the seat of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

History

17th and 18th centuries

The land was a gift from King Christian IV to his mistress Wiebke Kruse, who was here to create a pleasure and kitchen garden. The plot went after her death to their son Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve. He already died at the age of 28 years, and the next owner of the reason was Ulrik Fredrik Gyldenløve, an illegitimate child of King Frederick III. Ulrik Frederik was thus the half brother of the Crown Prince and later King Christian V. From him he received permission to build an appropriate residence.

Christian V. wished an extension of the still medieval town and planned in this context the Kongens Nytorv ( King German New Market), a public square, which should be lined with stately buildings. The castle was built from 1672 to 1683 after plans by the architect Hans van Steenwinckel and initially called Gyldenløves Palais. It was the first permanent building on Kongens Nytorv.

After the death of King Christian V, the castle was bought in 1699 by his widow Charlotte Amalie of Hesse- Kassel ( 1650-1714 ), to use it as a widow seat. The building was expanded and eventually named after her Charlotte Borg. Charlotte Amalie lived there until her death.

1754, the system of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts was handed over, which until today has its headquarters in the castle.

Presence

The Kunsthalle Charlotte Borg is a regular venue for major exhibitions. In 2007, the castle was restored, the reopening of the showrooms in January 2008.

Architecture and garden

Executive architect was the Dutchman Jansen Ewert. Built of brown brick city castle is a four -bladed system to a closed courtyard. Jansen led the three-story building in the style of simple Dutch Baroque as a large city palace. The adorned with pilasters front entrance is located on the Kongens Nytorv, the north wing at Nyhavn. The rear facade was once one of the extensive gardens, this so-called Charlotte Borg Have was the first baroque garden of Copenhagen.

The garden of the castle was built in the 19th century in the Botanical Garden of the city, from this date, however, are hardly any traces to be found. By the end of the 19th century, the area was built up progressively behind the castle and rebuilt in the Botanic Garden after the demolition of the Copenhagen fortifications at Rosenborg Castle.