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th e tw o la s t, w ith o u t a sp ire , in w hich is th e
entrance.
Am ong its contents m ay be m entioned the
Coin an d M edal C a b in e t; the R e g a lia ; a fine
collection o f V enetian g la ss; the fam ous silv e r-g ilt
D rin k in g H o rn of O ld en b u rg ; an d the celeb rated
set o f h o rse -fu rn itu re , w ith sw ord and p isto ls,
p resen ted by C h ristian IV . to his eldest son on
his m arriag e in 1 6 6 4 : the saddle and bridle are o f
velvet em broidered w ith gold an d pearls, the b u ck les
set w ith diam onds, &c. — the w hole w as m ade in
P a ris a t a cost of one m illion o f fran c s! T h e
R iddersal, in w hich is a m assive silver th ro n e , is
covered w ith ta p e stry rep resen tin g th e v a rio u s
b attles in w hich C hristian V. w as engaged.
T h e o b jects, o f g re a t in terest as illu stra tin g
the h isto ry o f D enm ark, are a rra n g e d in se p a ra te
room s according to the reigns du rin g w hich th ey
have been collected.
R osen b o rg is som ew hat sim ila r, th o u g h on a
sm aller s c a le , to the G rüne G ew ölbe o f D re sd e n ;
and its contents give proofs o f the lux u ry and
w ealth w hich in olden tim es reigned in D enm ark.
T h is p alace h as alw ays been considered a
bijou
b y the E n glish traveller.
T h e charge is 3
rbd., b u t a p a rty o f 12 p ersons m ay view it fo r
th a t sum .