Hirschholm Palace
Hirschholm Palace | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Baroque |
Town or city | Hørsholm |
Country | Denmark |
Construction started | 1733 |
Completed | 1744 |
Demolished | 1809-13 |
Client | Sophia Magdalena of Denmark |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Lauritz de Thurah |
Hirschholm Palace, also known as Hørsholm Palace, was a royal palace located in present-day Hørsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 1740s and, one of the finest buildings of its time, it became known as the "Versailles of the North".
It developed a notorious reputation in connection with its role in the affair between Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Caroline Mathilda in the 1770s. After that it fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1809–1813.
The palace was designed by
History
Early history
Hirschholm Palace was built on a site that had been used since the
By the middle of the 17th century a royal tradition had developed whereby the ruling king bestowed Hørsholm Palace to his consort, and it was used as a summer residence. The estate was now being managed directly by the royal house, and income went to the Queen.
Frederick IV’s consort Queen Louise owned Hørsholm Palace between 1700 and 1721. She had it modernised and added a number of farm buildings to the estate.
The Baroque palace
Immediately after he became king in 1730,
Thurah's drawings of the palace were published in Den Danske Vitruvius in 1746–1749.
The Dowager Queen Sophie Magdalene died in 1770, and the palace was taken over by
Neglect and demolition
After that summer, and after the arrest of Struensee and the Queen on 17 January 1772, and the subsequent execution of Struensee, and the banishment and imprisonment of the Queen, the palace stood empty until 1810. At that time Frederik VI had the now dilapidated palace torn down for use as build materials for the rebuilding of Christiansborg Palace, which had burned to the ground in the fire of 1794.
The site today
In 1822-23 a small church designed by architect Christian Frederik Hansen was built on the grounds of the demolished palace. The park surrounding the church, which is located on a small island in a lake, still bears some evidence of the original palace garden. A number of the farm buildings Louise had built in the early 18th century still exist. Some of them formerly housed the Danish Museum of Hunting and Forestry.
The Hørsholm Local History Museum has a permanent exhibit about the palace, the royal affair and its consequences.
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b "Hirschholm Slot i Hørsholm. del. 3 - Slotshaven". Hørsholm Museum. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ a b "Hirschholm Slot". Gyldendal. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
Bibliography
- Rosted, H.C. (1963). Hirschholm – et kongeslot og dets skæbne. Copenhagen: Gad.
- Thule Kristensen, Peter, ed. (2023). Lauritz de Thurah - Architecture and Worldviews in 18th Century Denmark. Copenhagen: Strandberg Publishing. p. 432. ISBN 978-8794102704.
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