Christian 4.s Bryghus
Christian 4.s Bryghus stands on Slotsholmen, an island in central Copenhagen beside historic buildings and the harbour. The red-brick brewhouse forms part of the Christiansborg Palace complex. Its vaulted ground floor and exposed timber roof structure preserve details from the seventeenth century.
Built in 1608 as a military bastion, the building became a brewhouse eight years later. Brewing supplied beer to navy soldiers until a fire ended production in 1767. Storage followed, then the rooms became a setting for royal sculptures from across Denmark. The Lapidarium of Kings opened here in 2014 and presents about three hundred statues, sculptures, and decorative stone pieces.
Frederiksborg Castle and the former Christiansborg Palace supplied notable works for this collection. Kings appear as Roman emperors beside horses, mythological figures, and architectural decoration. Old brick walls, massive beams, and royal stone figures show how military defence, brewing, storage, and monarchy shaped one Copenhagen building.
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