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Fredensborg Palace (Danish: Fredensborg Slot; pronounced [ˈfʁeˀðn̩sˌpɒˀ ˈslʌt]) is a palace located on the eastern shore of Lake Esrum (Danish, Esrum Sø) in Fredensborg on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. It is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence, and is often the site of important state visits and events in the Royal Family. It is the most used of the Royal Family’s residences.

History[edit]

At the end of the Great Northern War King Frederick IV asked architect Johan Cornelius Krieger, royal gardener to the court at Rosenborg Castle, to build him a small pleasure palace on the site of a farmyard named Østrup. Krieger built the French-inspired baroque palace 1720–1726, and the King himself took an active part in the planning of the building and grounds, and followed construction closely. The man responsible for the actual construction was General Building Master Johan Conrad Ernst, who was also responsible for the construction of Frederiksberg Palace.^[1]

While the building was still under construction Denmark–Norway and Sweden negotiated a peace treaty, which was signed July 3, 1720 on the site of the unfinished palace. The treaty determined the fate of Skåne, which since that time has been a part of Sweden, and ended Denmark’s eleven-year participation in the Great Northern War.^[1] To commemorate the signing of the peace accord the palace was named Fredens Borg (lit. 'Peace's Castle').

The palace complex consisted of a small, almost square, ​1¹⁄₂-storey-high main palace with dome and lanterns. It is positioned exactly at the centre of what is known as a 'hunting star' (Danish, jagtstjerne), a number of straight intersecting paths in a game hunting reserve. During a hunt it was permissible to shoot freely straight down the long paths, which radiated out from the centre. The dome hall measured 15 x 15 m (49 ft), and had a height of 27 m (89 ft). The sumptuous room featured stucco by C.E. Brenno and a plafond by Hendrick Krock.

In front of the main building was placed an octagonal courtyard encircled by the single-storey servants' wings, called Red Wing. It is the only red building at Fredensborg Palace, and it has open half-timbers under a red tile roof.

East of the octagon were the riding ring and the long stables building.

Further to the east and adjacent to the main palace was an Orangery and the one-storey building called Margrave House. The Orangery, which was equipped with huge glasshouse windows, was connected to the main building by a small secret passage, so that the Royal Family and the courtiers could walk to the chapel without getting their feet wet.

The palace chapel stood in the middle of the two buildings, and has an exaggerated copper spire, a pilaster-decorated façade facing the riding ring, and a heavily carved gable featuring a bust of Frederik IV in relief carved by Didrick Gercken.

On the other side of the church was the Courtiers Wing ('Kavalerfløj'), residences for the court's clerks and members of the Royal Household. This section of the palace was built from 1724-1726, and introduces elements of the Dutch Baroque style and Rococo.

The palace was extended throughout the early 18th century, however the main structure of the palace has remained unchanged since its inauguration on October 11, 1722, the King's 51st birthday.^[1]

Krieger completed his work on the palace with the erection of the “new Court Chancery building” in 1731. The black-glazed tile, half-hipped roof building is now known as The Chancellery House. It butted up to the riding-ring on the southern edge.

A major alteration of Krieger's original building was made in 1741–1744 when Lauritz de Thurah, the King's favorite architect, elevated the roof of the palace's main building. The slanted roof was replaced by a flat one, and a characteristically de Thurah sandstone balustrade was erected. In 1751 he also transformed the Orangery into a residential building for the ladies-in-waiting.

In 1753 Nicolai Eigtved extended the palace by adding four symmetrically-positioned corner pavilions with copper pyramid-shaped roofs to the main building.

Royal residence[edit]

In the 19th century, King Christian IX and Queen Louise (who counted Queen consort Alexandra of the United Kingdom, King George I of Greece and Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia amongst their children) used Fredensborg to host annual family reunions. There, their grandchildren, including the future Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Kings George V of the United Kingdom, Haakon VII of Norway, Constantine I of Greece, and Queen Maud of Norway, would play games in the park^{[citation needed]}.

Queen Margrethe uses Fredensborg as a spring and autumn residence, and it is the usual venue for her birthday celebrations every April. The Queen's younger sister, Princess Benedikte, married HH Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg at the Chapel of Fredensborg Palace on February 3, 1968.^{[citation needed]}

Until her death, the late Queen Mother, Queen Ingrid used the Chancellery House at Fredensborg as her private residence. The Chancellery House is now the spring and autumn home of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.^{[citation needed]}

The park and gardens[edit]

The palace gardens are among Denmark's largest historical gardens, and are Denmark's finest example of a baroquegarden. These too was designed by Krieger, and were extended and altered during the 18th century.^[1] The long, straight avenues which extend from the castle in a star-shaped pattern were recreated in the 1970s to 1990s. Between these avenues lies large wooded areas with winding paths. Most of the statues in the gardens were sculptured by Johannes Wiedewelt.^[2]

Of special interest is the 'Valley of the Norsemen' (Danish: Nordmandsdalen) with approximately 70 sculptures of Norwegian and Faroese farmers and fishermen, originally carved by J.G. Grund.^[2] The garden is open all year round.

The area of the gardens closest to the palace is reserved for the Royal Family, but is usually open to the public in July.^[3] Here are the kitchen gardens, which supply fresh vegetables for the household, and a modern orangery, which was opened in 1995.

• A soldier marching in front of the palace

• A view of the palace from the garden

• Sculptures in the Valley of the Norsemen

Surrounding forests[edit]

Two of the forests in the surrounding area, Gribskov and Store Dyrehave, were developed in the 1680s under King Christian V for par force hunting with a mathematically designed system of access roads. They have now been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List under Par force hunting landscape in North Zealand.^[4]

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcdFredensborg Palace and Palace Gardens - Agency for Palaces & Cultural Properties (ses.dk).
2. ^ ^abFredensborg Palace - The Danish Monarchy website (kongehuset.dk). Retrieved 29 January 2011.
3. ^Welcome to Fredensborg Palace and Palace GardensArchived 2013-10-26 at the Wayback Machine - Agency for Palaces and Cultural Properties (slke.dk).
4. ^'Denmark: Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (8)'. UNESCO. Retrieved 19 July 2015.

• 'Royal Residences for 1000 years', Niels Peter Stilling (2003), Politiken Books.

External links[edit]

• Official website - From the Danish Monarchy website

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Frederiksborg Slot (a bikeride away) - Garden is open with free entrance for the public.

Frederiksborg Slot (National Historic Museum) 5 km from the house.

Fredensborg Slot - where the queen lives. Garden is open to the public. The second castel in the area.

Nordmansdalen - part of the public garden around Fredensborg Castel.

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art - beautiful place to spend a day and with a nice café with a view

The Karen Blixen House 'Rungstedlund' - 20 km from house. Author of 'Out of Africa'

Restaurant 'Skipperhuset' - Esrum Sø - 2 km from the house

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Beautiful nature. National Park Kongernes Nordsjælland, 0,2 km to forrest and lake, 30 min from Copenhagen and 1 hour from Sweden.

Lovely functional woodhouse with an open kitchen and sunny garden. Situated in North Sealand, in the midt of National Park 'Kongernes Nordsjælland' - Sealands largest forrest - Grib Skov and 5 min walk from Esrum Sø (lake, 25 km in circumference). 5 km from Frederiksborg Slot and Fredensborg Slot (castel and national museum + summer residence of the royal couple), both with beautiful gardens open to the public.

From Nødebo your can enjoy lovely beaches, cycling routes in Grib Skov and worldclass attractions. Just in the vicinity we have the land of kings and great castles. You can visit Kronborg Castle and enjoy the Hamlet Shakespeare Festival or experience great art at Louisiana - the Museum of Modern Art. Relax in the beautiful green surroundings with small beach hotels and fishing villages. Go on a gastronomic bike ride, visit a food festival and taste the seasonal delicacies. Also we have some of the best wineries, breweries and local food producers in Denmark.

Nødebo is just 25 minutes drive to Helsingør (Elsinore - Hamlet), with possible daytrip to Sweden.
30 min. drive to Capital: Copenhagen.

See Pictures from the neighborhood here:
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A 25 minutes drive and a boattrip from Sweden, Skåne/Skane, which is on NY Times list of places to visit in 2016:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/07/travel/places-to-visit.html

An hour´s drive and a boattrip from Aarhus, cultural city of Europe in 2017, and also on NYT list of places to visit:
http://www.aarhus2017.dk/en/

25 minutes from Elsinore -maritime museum of Denmark, on New York Times list of 52 Places to visit in 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/01/10/travel/2014-places-to-go.html?_r=0 (Europe - nr 43)

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