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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