Editing Roskilde (section)

===Roskilde Palace===
[[File:Roskilde Palace, Denmark.jpg|thumb|Roskilde Palace]]
Adjacent to the cathedral is [[Roskilde Palace]], built from 1733 to 1736 on the site of the former residence of the [[bishop of Roskilde|bishops of Roskilde]]. It was used by members of the royal family when they were in the city or attended funerals. Today it houses the Museum of Contemporary Art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitroskilde.com/ln-int/danmark/roskilde-palace-gdk619659|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141215120018/http://www.visitroskilde.com/ln-int/danmark/roskilde-palace-gdk619659|url-status=usurped|archive-date=15 December 2014|title=Roskilde Palace|publisher=Visit Roskilde|access-date=15 December 2014 }}</ref><ref name="palace">{{cite web | url = http://www.ses.dk/398855f0 | title = Slots- og Ejendomsstyelsen – Roskilde Palace – History | access-date = 19 February 2006|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060908202448/http://www.ses.dk/398855f0 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date =8 September 2006}}</ref>
During the [[Battle of Copenhagen (1807)|English siege of Copenhagen]] in 1807, the mansion served as headquarters of [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|General Wellesley]], the future Duke of Wellington. Built in the [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] style with yellow-rendered masonry and red tile roofing, the four-winged complex consists of a two-storey main wing, two one-storey lateral wings and a curved gate wing opening onto the [[Stændertorvet]]. The four wings are connected by curving galleries. Facing the courtyard, the façade of the main wing has [[pilaster]]s and a [[Avant-corps|median risalit]] tipped by a triangular [[pediment]] decorated with the royal coat of arms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arkark.dk/building.aspx?buildingid=1933|title=Roskilde, Det Gule Palæ|language=da|publisher=arkark.dk|access-date=13 December 2014|archive-date=13 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213203557/http://arkark.dk/building.aspx?buildingid=1933|url-status=dead}}</ref>