Christian IV built Rosenborg in the Dutch Renaissance style, typical of Danish buildings of the period. Construction started in 1606 and the castle was completed in 1624. It was first built as a country summerhouse. Bertel Lange and Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger are associated with the structural planning.
The Long Hall on the third floor was completed in 1624 as a ballroom and was later called the Knight's Hall in the second half of the 19th century. Christian V partly modernized the hall, and its stucco ceiling dates from the early 18th century.
A treasury displays the Crown Jewels and Danish Crown Regalia, and the castle also houses the Coronation Carpet and the Throne Chair of Denmark. It stands in Kongens Have, called the oldest royal garden in the country. The castle became state property and opened to the public in 1838. The article gives no dimensions.
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