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basement waft in. (Who wants the actual musicians in the dining room?) The
audio holes were also used to call servants.
The
study
(or “writing closet,” nearest where you entered) was small (and
easy to heat). Kings did a lot of corresponding. We know a lot about Christian
because3,000ofhishandwrittenletterssurvive.Thepaintingontherightwall
shows Christian at age eight. Three years later,his father died, and little Chris-
tian technically ascended the throne, though Denmark was actually ruled by a
regency until Christian was 19. A portrait of his mother hangs above the boy,
and opposite is a portrait of Christian in his prime—having just conquered
Sweden—standing alongside the incredible coronation crown you'll see later.
