Taastrup – before Christianssæde got its name
You are standing in the Taastrup Room, named after the name Christianssæde bore when the story began. In 1690, Regitze Vind and Baron Jens Juel built the new main building on the existing Taastrup estate – and their coats of arms can still be seen on the façade.
But Taastrup was not to remain the name of the place forever.
Three names for one building
When Christian Ditlev Reventlow purchased Taastrup in 1729, he changed its name to Christiansborg and consolidated several estates on Lolland into a new county. However, the name did not last long. When King Christian VI later built his own grand palace in Copenhagen, it was named Christiansborg. The Christiansborg on Lolland therefore had to find a new name – and became Christianssæde.
Three names. One building. And behind each name lies a new chapter in the history of the place.