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58 morning train for Iiillerod, where you make your first stay. Going through the town you pass the statue of Ki ng F r e d c r i k VII, and arrive shortly at the great sight of the place, Sl ot t et (the castle), a splendid building in renaissance style erected on three holms in the beautiful castle-lake. On the first of the holms are the outhouses, on the second the barbacan and Monlporten, on the third the four story main building with four towers. The castle derives its name from F r e d e r i k II, who acquired Hi l ­ ler o d s h o l m in 1560. He left the main building nearly unaltered, but made several additions, among which the two still existing low towers. The castle was pulled down by Christian IV, by whom the second Frederiksborg was built. Later on the beautiful building was neglected, but Frederik VII, who resided there, had it thoroughly reno­ vated. On the night of the 17. December 1859 it was destroyed by fire. Under the management of the architect, Etatsraad Meldahl the third and present Frederiksborg was erected in 1864. By the proposition of Mr. J. G. J a c o b s e n , proprietor of Gamle Carlsberg, who had contributed largely to the reerection of the castle, a national historic museum was founded here (admission see newspapers). Of great interest is a walk through the richly decorated halls of the castle, in which year by year objects of historic value and art treasures are accumulating (see catalogue). Also the luxuriously decorated c as t l e c hap e l with the d e v o t i o ­ nal c h amb e r , ornamented by glorious paintings (Carl Bloch) should be visited. In the castle court is a fine fountain, in the church tower chiming bells. The environs of Hi l l e r o d are very pretty, but the time only allows of a promenade in the c ast l e garden. By the road to Frederiksborg you arrive at » I nde l ukke t « (small beech- forest) with the pretty » Bad s l ue « , built by Frederik II and in one of the avenues a huge stone bearing the mono­ gram of Christian IV and the year 1628. The tradition runs, that Christian IV sitting on this stone paid the artisans their wages, but the truth of this can not be relied on.

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