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{{Short description| Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence}}
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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 [[stable]]s 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]].
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The palace was extended throughout the early 18th century, however the main structure of the palace has remained unchanged since its inauguration on 11 October 1722, the King's 51st birthday.<ref name=ses />
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.
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The palace gardens are among Denmark's largest historical gardens, and are Denmark's finest example of a [[baroque]] [[garden]]. These too was designed by Krieger, and were extended and altered during the 18th century.<ref name=ses /> 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]].<ref name=kongehuset>[http://kongehuset.dk/english/palaces/fredensborg-palace Fredensborg Palace] - The Danish Monarchy website (kongehuset.dk). Retrieved 29 January 2011.</ref>
Of special interest is the "Valley of the Norsemen" ({{lang-da|Nordmandsdalen}}) with approximately 70 sculptures of [[Norway|Norwegian]] and [[Faroese people|Faroese]] farmers and fishermen, originally carved by J.G. Grund.<ref name=kongehuset /> 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.<ref>[http://www.slke.dk/eng/palaces-and-gardens/fredensborg-palace/ Welcome to Fredensborg Palace and Palace Gardens] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026012356/http://www.slke.dk/eng/palaces-and-gardens/fredensborg-palace/ |date=2013-10-26 }} - Agency for Palaces and Cultural Properties (slke.dk).</ref> Here are the kitchen gardens, which supply fresh vegetables for the household, and a modern [[orangery]], which was opened in 1995.
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==See also==
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* [[List of Baroque residences]]
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== References ==
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* "Royal Residences for 1000 years", Niels Peter Stilling (2003), Politiken Books.
== External links ==
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{{Royal palaces in Denmark}}
{{Denmark castles and manor houses}}
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