Wandering Wednesday - Rosenborg Castle

 One of my favorite things to see in Copenhagen was one of the several castles in the city, Rosenborg Castle. It was close enough for me to walk to through the cobblestone city streets. It's a Dutch Renaissance (early 1600's) meant to be a royal summerhouse, built by Christian IV.

As per usual, (thanks pareidolia) I found a whole lot of faces to focus on.

And fonts of course too, look at that lovely 4 on the mantel.

I took many pictures of doors and doorknobs. And I just couldn't believe how all the walls were covered floor to ceiling (and ceilings too) of framed oil paintings.

There was this beauty hiding behind the door. It made me laugh out loud, and I pointed it out to the next English speaking tourist behind me and was pleased to hear them laughing too. It has such a human expression on its face, and the proportions are just really funny. Also, the wallpaper, no, wall covering, tapestry maybe? It's falling apart, but it's also a very lovely pattern.

The fireplace demon was very exciting.

Rosy-cheeked because of being over the fireplace?

Same fireplace, different face.

There's just something about an old door, especially where you can see the wear from human touch over all the years.

Is that a five I thought it was. This was in one of the rooms that was mostly covered in trompe l'oeil painting and painted faux-marble designs.

This was honestly a hard room to be in, that ceiling was massive and the over-the-top designs and ornaments everywhere in a not terribly big room was both impressive and oppressive.

But the bathroom tiles were really nice.

That's enough about that castle for now, I took zillions of pictures in here. This was just the first few rooms worth...