Architecture

Kronborg Castle, northwest elevation

Helsingør, Capital Region, Denmark

Kronborg Slot [Danish]
Kronborg Castle, northwest elevation

Architecture

structure overview

Architecture: Kronborg Castle

historic names
Krogen [Danish]
1420-1585
built
1420s
1574-1585
culture
style/period
work type
since 1420
1420–1785
1739–1922
1785–1923
architect / constr. phase
1420
First fortress built by king Eric VII
1558-1559
addition of bastions by King Christian III
1570-1577
modernization and extension of the fortification
1574-1585
transformation into a Renaissance castle by King Frederick II
1631-1639
reconstruction after the fire of 1629
1688-1690
strengthening of the fortification after Swedish conquest of 1658

Geography

local language location name
Helsingør, Danmark [Danish]

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
IV
designation
reference
696rev

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
6,768 × 3,575  pixel
57.3 × 30.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
copyrights
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