Kronborg Castle, Helsingor (or Elsinore)
- Title:
- Kronborg Castle, Helsingor (or Elsinore)
- Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
- Creator:
- Larsen (Photographer)
- Creation Date:
- ca. 1925-ca. 1938 (photograph)
1574-1585 (building)
- Location:
- Helsingør, Frederiksborg, Denmark
- Country:
- Denmark
- ID Number:
- 715
- Accession Number:
- 15/5/3090.00715
- Collection Number:
- 15-5-3090
- File Name:
- 00715.jpg
- Style/Period:
- Dutch Renaissance
- Materials/Techniques:
- albumen prints
- Subject:
- Kronborg Castle, Helsingør, Denmark
Elsinore, Denmark
castles (fortifications)
Towers
fortifications
footbridges
bodies of water (natural)
entrances
Arched portals
dormers
photographs - Measurement:
- 16.51 x 22.225 (centimeters)
- Description:
- "Kronborg Castle, the Elsinore Castle of Shakespeare's Hamlet, was built in Helsingør between 1574 and 1585 by Frederick II in Dutch Renaissance style to replace an earlier fortress
its design was altered by Christian IV after a fire in the 17th century. The castle played a major ro le in the collection of the toll. It was used as a barracks from 1785 to 1922 and was thoroughly restored in the late 1920s. Notable features are its banquet hall, chapel, and the Trade and Seafaring Museum of Kronborg. Historical sites include the city's Gothic St. Olai Church
Karmeliterklostret ( 1430), a former Carmelite monastery
and Marienlyst (c. 1587), a royal chateau, which has housed a museum and Hamlet collection since 1930." (Source: Encyclopedia Britannica) - Source:
- Data from: A.D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/albumen.htm - Cite As:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photograph Collection, #15-5-3090. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White architectural photograph collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright.