A close-up of the stucco frieze of the Knight’s room ceilings of the Frederiksborg Castle, are of beasts of the chase; the stags have real antlers. May 16, 2017

The chapel wing has the two largest rooms inside the Frederiksborg Castle and has its origins in 1606. May 16, 2018

A close-up of the chapel wing ceiling inside the Frederiksborg Castle. May 16, 2018

The Privy Passage, leads to the Audience Chamber inside the Frederiksborg Castle. They were designed as reception rooms and were created entirely in the spirit of the baroque. The Privy Passage is in the form of a picture gallery and the ceiling stucco work is filled with flowering vines, creepers and rosettes. May 16, 2018

The Audience Chamber, at the end of the Privy Passage in the Frederiksborg Castle, was completed around 1688, possibly making it the oldest preserved Baroque room in Denmark. May 16, 2018

The Frederik III room from around 1650 to 1700 inside the Frederiksborg Castle. May 16, 2018

The Great Hall (Riddersalen) is situated above the Chapel and also extends over the length of the west wing. It was destroyed by fire in 1859 but was restored. The Great Hall was temporary closed in order to place a temporary exhibit, opening May 25, 2018, in honor of the 50th birthday of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik. May 16, 2018

A more detailed photo of the Great Hall (Riddersalen) ceiling of the Frederiksborg Castle. May 16, 2018

A painting in the left entryway of the Great Hall at Frederiksborg Palace of Prince Henrik of Denmark, who was the husband of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and his son, Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, who will be celebrating his 50th birthday. I can’t identify the boy to the right of the painting. May 16, 2018

Kronborg Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is situated between present-day Denmark and the provinces of present-day Sweden that were also Danish at the time the castle was built. The castle has had many lives but dates back to the 1420s. And many gates to enter through. May 16, 2018

Our last stop of today’s tour is Kronborg Castle is both a castle and a stronghold in the town of Helsingør, Denmark. This is just the first gated entrance. May 16, 2018

Kronborg Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is situated between present-day Denmark and the provinces of present-day Sweden that were also Danish at the time the castle was built. The castle has had many lives but dates back to the 1420s. May 16, 2018

Kronborg Castle archway entrances into its large center courtyard is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is said to be the setting for William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet.” May 16, 2018