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Kronborg Castle, Denmark: "The Great Hall"
I previously posted this shot (of a workman and his ladder, working on a maintenance project in the Great Hall of Kronborg Castle) to my photostream & it is now in several groups, so I'm leaving that original version where it's at. But I later realized that there were still some dust specks on that image (it had been scanned from my original 35mm slide, shot in 1971) which I have now removed in this version. That is the only change from that older version to this one. Here is a copy of the original notes for this image: "Kronborg" is a very famous and important historic castle located in Helsingør, Denmark. This is a shot of one end of the "Great Hall." This "Hall" (or Ballroom) is nearly 63 meters long (app. 207 feet) and is the longest hall in northern Europe. This Castle was built to be a true fortress; you can get some idea of how thick the exterior walls are from the openings on the left which are windows! This image was scanned from my original 35mm slide, which was shot with a Mamiya/sekor 1000 DTL In 1971. That year, as a college student, I (along with about 200 other American students) had the opportunity to travel to Denmark and attend the University of Copenhagen for that Spring semester. I lived with a truly wonderful Danish family in a suburb north of the city (near Lyngby) and would ride a train into Copenhagen each day for my classes, which were taught in English. My “host” family had four children, the oldest was Poul Henrik (who was my age and also a student at the University--although his classes were held at a different campus than mine.) We quickly became very good friends and would often spend most of Saturday and Sunday walking through the beautiful neighborhoods, countryside, & parks that were near their home. “Sorgenfri Palace Park” was practically across the street, and we walked through those incredible meadows and woods (and past the palace where the King’s brother and his family were living at that time) on our way to the city of Lyngby, at least a couple of times a week. Through the years, our families have kept in touch and I truly cherish their friendship and those incredible six months that I spent living in Denmark!
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission.
All rights reserved.
© 1971, 2012 Steve Clark
Kronborg Castle, Denmark: "The Great Hall"
I previously posted this shot (of a workman and his ladder, working on a maintenance project in the Great Hall of Kronborg Castle) to my photostream & it is now in several groups, so I'm leaving that original version where it's at. But I later realized that there were still some dust specks on that image (it had been scanned from my original 35mm slide, shot in 1971) which I have now removed in this version. That is the only change from that older version to this one. Here is a copy of the original notes for this image: "Kronborg" is a very famous and important historic castle located in Helsingør, Denmark. This is a shot of one end of the "Great Hall." This "Hall" (or Ballroom) is nearly 63 meters long (app. 207 feet) and is the longest hall in northern Europe. This Castle was built to be a true fortress; you can get some idea of how thick the exterior walls are from the openings on the left which are windows! This image was scanned from my original 35mm slide, which was shot with a Mamiya/sekor 1000 DTL In 1971. That year, as a college student, I (along with about 200 other American students) had the opportunity to travel to Denmark and attend the University of Copenhagen for that Spring semester. I lived with a truly wonderful Danish family in a suburb north of the city (near Lyngby) and would ride a train into Copenhagen each day for my classes, which were taught in English. My “host” family had four children, the oldest was Poul Henrik (who was my age and also a student at the University--although his classes were held at a different campus than mine.) We quickly became very good friends and would often spend most of Saturday and Sunday walking through the beautiful neighborhoods, countryside, & parks that were near their home. “Sorgenfri Palace Park” was practically across the street, and we walked through those incredible meadows and woods (and past the palace where the King’s brother and his family were living at that time) on our way to the city of Lyngby, at least a couple of times a week. Through the years, our families have kept in touch and I truly cherish their friendship and those incredible six months that I spent living in Denmark!
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission.
All rights reserved.
© 1971, 2012 Steve Clark