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con sp icu ous are the Hiddersal ( Knight’s-hall), 120 feet lo n g , 4 4 feet h ig h , and 50 feet broad, w ith a g allery su p p o rted by C orinthian co lum n s; a n d Kongm s Throngemak (the King’s Throne Room') adorned w ith 4 larg e p ain tin gs by P ro f. E ck e rsb e rg , re p re se n tin g scenes o f D anish history. T h e palace also contains Statsraadsalen (the Council Chamber), and ap artm en ts in w hich b oth cham bers o f the D iet hold th eir sittings. In the u p p e r p a rt o f the building is the R oyal G allery of P aintin gs. It will surely strik e every stran g er th a t th ere m u st have been g re at v an ity in the M o n a rc h , or g re a t w an t o f ju d g m e n t, p e rh ap s a propensity to ila tte r, in the architect, w hich raised a building so disp ropo rtioned to the size, population, w ealth, and pow er of the country. Rosenborg Palace , b u ilt by Christian IV., from a design of, so it is considered, Inigo Jones, in 1604, as a sum m er residence. At th a t tim e it w as situ ated outside the city ; b u t w ithin four years, in consequence o f the N orthern lim its o f the tow n being extended, the palace w as enclosed by the ram p arts. It is b u ilt in the G othic style, sim ilar to the palace of F re d e rik sb o rg , and has a large tow er tow ards the W ., tw o sm aller ones to the E., each w ith a spire, an d a fo urth betw een