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Castles & Palaces in Denmark

3 notable sites ranked among the world's top 100

3 Sites#16 Highest Rank

#16

📍 Helsingør, Denmark🕐 Built: 1574–1585

The castle Shakespeare immortalized as 'Elsinore' in Hamlet. A Renaissance masterpiece guarding the narrowest point of the Øresund strait.

UNESCO World Heritage, Shakespeare's Hamlet setting.

#67

📍 Helsingør, Denmark🕐 Built: 1574–1585

Renaissance castle on the narrowest point of the Øresund, immortalized as Elsinore in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

UNESCO World Heritage, Shakespeare's Elsinore.

#92

📍 Hillerød, Denmark🕐 Built: 1560–1630

The largest Renaissance castle in Scandinavia, now housing the Museum of National History. Built across three islets.

Largest Renaissance castle in Scandinavia.