Editing Kronborg (section)

== Kronborg today ==
[[Image:KronborgCastle HCS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Aerial Photo of Kronborg Castle|alt=]]

Kronborg Castle is located on the extreme northeastern tip of the island of [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]], to the northeast of the historic centre of the town of [[Helsingør]]. It is situated at an elevation of 12 metres,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://elevationmap.net/kronborg-kronborg-2c-3000-helsingor-denmark?latlngs=%2856.0390142,12.62115510000001%29 |title=Kronborg Elevation and Location |access-date=2015-02-26 |archive-date=2016-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007032158/http://elevationmap.net/kronborg-kronborg-2c-3000-helsingor-denmark?latlngs=%2856.0390142,12.62115510000001%29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> on a small [[Headland|foreland]] jutting out into the narrowest point of the [[Øresund]], the sound between the Danish island of Zealand and the Swedish [[Provinces of Sweden|province]] of [[Scania]], that was also Danish until 1658. The approach from the town is to the east, with a series of [[moat]]s and [[gate]]s protecting the route from the town to the castle itself.

=== Royal apartments ===
[[File:Kronborg - Königszimmer 1.jpg|thumb|left|The King's Chamber in 2008]]

The royal apartments are located on the first floor of the north wing. The apartments were originally furnished by [[Frederick II of Denmark and Norway|Frederick II]] around 1576, but after the fire in 1629, Christian IV had the apartments refurnished and richly decorated with ceiling [[painting]]s, stone [[portal (architecture)|portal]]s and [[chimneypiece]]s. The original floors were [[tile]]d in black and white which were replaced with wooden [[floorboards]] in 1760–61, and the walls were clad in [[leather wallpaper|gilt-leather]]. Today the chambers are furnished with [[Netherlands|Netherlandish]] furniture from the 17th century.

The King's Chamber has a [[bay window]], located right above the castle's main portal, from which the king could keep an eye on guests arriving at the castle, whereas the Queen's Chamber has access to a vaulted tower chamber overlooking the Flag Bastion.

=== Ballroom ===
[[File:Great Ballroom Kronborg 2018a.jpg|thumb|The Great Ballroom in 2018]]

Measuring 62 x 12 metres, the Ballroom was the largest hall in [[Northern Europe]] when it was completed in 1582. The walls are hung with a series of large paintings which were originally made from 1618 to 1631 for the Great Hall of [[Rosenborg Castle]] in [[Copenhagen]]. The paintings in the Ballroom include:<ref name="masterpieces">{{cite web|title=Photographs of the city of Helsingør, November 2016|url=https://independent-travellers.com/denmark/helsingor/|website=Independent Travellers|publisher=independent-travellers.com|access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref> ''Children off to School'' by [[Francis Cleyn]], ''Feminine Pursuits'' by [[Reinhold Timm]], ''Riding at the Ring'' by [[Reinhold Timm]], ''A Boys School'' by [[Francis Cleyn]], ''A Wedding in a Church'' by [[Francis Cleyn]], ''An Academy for Noblemen'' by [[Reinhold Timm]], ''A Banquet'' (1622) by {{ill|Isaac Isaacsz|da}}.
The present floor and the fireplaces are from the rebuilding in 1924–38.

=== Little Hall ===
[[File:Little Hall Kronborg 2018b.jpg|thumb|left|The Little Hall with five of the seven tapestries in 2018]]

The walls of the Little Hall are furnished with seven tapestries originally from a series of forty tapestries portraying one hundred Danish kings. The masterpieces include ''[[:File:Oluf_2_of_Denmark_(Kronborg_tapestries).jpg|Tapestry depicting Oluf]]'' (1376–1387) and ''Tapestry depicting Knud VI'' (1182–1202).<ref name="masterpieces" /> The tapestries were commissioned by Frederick II around 1580. Seven more tapestries are at the [[National Museum of Denmark]], while the rest have been lost.

=== Chapel ===
[[File:Kronborg Chapel 2018a.jpg|thumb|The Chapel in 2018]]

The [[chapel]] is located in the ground floor of the south wing and was inaugurated in 1582. In 1785, as the castle was being fitted for use as [[army barracks]], the chapel was fitted out as a [[gym]]nasium and [[fencing]] hall and the furniture stored away. The chapel was refurnished with the original furniture in 1838 and reinaugurated in 1843.
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