Fredensborg Palace & Chancellory House, Fredensborg

[Muhler]

I think they refer to preventing people from taking pictures from a distance of 25 meters or so.

As it is right now there is a sentry outside Kancellihuset where M&F live when at Frendensborg and the public isn't allowed past the sentry. And that sentry stands about 25 meters from the riding ring.
But if the access is restricted to nearer than the main road leading up to the palace, then we are talking 50 meters or so. And only a part of the ring will be visible.

As it is right now, the public can get close enough to see the stables in full, the whole front of Kancellihuset and the palace church - and as such also the whole of the riding ring.
And surely there will be no reason to restrict access when the CP-couple isn't around.

 

[Susan D]

I'm surprised that a charity paid and not the Government because it's government property.

 

[Nordic]

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I'm surprised that a charity paid and not the Government because it's government property.

From the DRF in May
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_45z3JgJhe/?utm_source=ig_embed

"Over the past year, the Agency for Culture and Palaces has been in the process of re-establishing Fredensborg Palace's original riding arena from 1720 as well as parts of the adjoining stable."⁣ ⁣


"The course has been closed for many years, but on the occasion of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's 50th birthday on 26 May 2018, the board of directors of A.P. Møller and Wife Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller's Foundation for General Purposes granted an amount for the establishment of the historic old riding arena. In addition, the foundation granted funds for the renovation of parts of Long Stables at Fredensborg Palace. In the past year, the project has been carried out by the Palaces and Culture Agency, and in April the re-establishment was completed.⁣ "
⁣

https://english.slks.dk/
The Agency for Culture and Palaces


https://www.apmollerfonde.dk/projekter/

The A.P. Møller Foundation has donated to the restoration of the statue at Amalienborg Palace square on the occasion of Queen Margrethe II's 25th regency anniversary, the restoration of Fredensborg Palace gardens some years ago, etc and many other similar projects.

 

[Muhler]

I'm surprised that a charity paid and not the Government because it's government property.

As Nordic pointed out it's not the first time the Mærsk Foundation funded part of what is an ongoing restoration of Fredensborg to how it originally looked.
The Mærsk Foundation - and other foundations often help fund restorations or renovations of buildings and places that are of national, historical and cultural significance.
The various government agencies have a budget dedicated to maintenance, repair and minor restorations, so it happens very often that various foundations donate money for major projects.
It's tax deductible and creates goodwill for the companies and business owners - in this case the Mærsk family. And it earns brownie points for the company at the municipality, state or the DRF. Which is also good for business.
Also, in this case it cements the affiliation between the DRF and major Danish businesses. Because if you are a shady business-owner who offers to pay for a major renovation of say Kronborg Castle - you will be flatly refused. You have to have a good reputation in order to be accepted as a donor to a major project, which again means you get an official stamp of approval for being reliable and of good repute and you get favorable treatment in return. Say a government minister or the DRF help promote your business abroad.
It's very much a give and take system.

Surprisingly it works, because it's based on mutual trust, integrity and the fact the everybody of importance know everybody else of importance in the Danish business world.
And if you fall out of grace, you fall deep! As we have seen recently with a former close friend of PH, Kristian Kjær.

 

[Blog Real]

Fredensborg Palace is in the works!

https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongeli...densborg-margrethes-slot-i-helt-ny-indpakning

 

[eya]

"Afternoon Fog at Fredensborg Castle "


https://www.instagram.com/p/CIGPnWJAqhp/

 

[muriel]

"Afternoon Fog at Fredensborg Castle "


https://www.instagram.com/p/CIGPnWJAqhp/

Lovely picture!

 

[Blog Real]

Fredensborg Palace is seen in winter clothes earlier today.

https://www.facebook.com/236903853314870/posts/1393496617655582

 

[iceflower]

Queen Margrethe has taken up residence at Fredensborg Palace again today, March 9, and on this occasion the Palace has shared some new photos of the Palace and the Life Guards:


** kongehuset gallery **

 

[eya]

"It has just been announced that Fredensborg Slotshave will receive a Europa Nostra award in the category "Preservation of cultural heritage" .⁣ ⁣
The award is given for the outstanding achievement in the field of preservation, improvement and adaptation to new uses of cultural heritage in connection with the restoration of the castle garden.'

https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/fredensborg-slotshave-modtager-europa-nostra-pris


https://www.instagram.com/p/CPSrR1YgMWR/

 

[polyesco]

Gorgeous photo. A well deserved award.

 

[Muhler]

It is.

Garden landscaping or should I say garden design, was a highly developed art by the time Fredensborg was build in the 1720's.

It is of course labor-intensive and therefor expensive to keep such a garden and fashion changes. By the early half of the 1800's it was the "wild" nature that was in. - Wild as in deliberately made to look wild.
That was also the case in the park around Fredensborg. Hence why it until recently looked pretty much like a well-groomed wooded landscape-scene.

 

[eya]

"The Gardehus Regiment's Horse Squadron yesterday greatly enjoyed the riding arena in front of Fredensborg Castle Church, when they participated in yesterday's five ambassadorial receptions at Fredensborg Castle.⁣"


https://www.instagram.com/p/CU_-BX_AqSY/

 

[eya]

Autumn has arrived at Fredensborg Castle!!!!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVrzdz1Ams7/

 

[Blog Real]

On this day, 300 years ago, Fredensborg Castle was inaugurated.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CjkWBRBAWUp/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

[iceflower]

A new set of photos of snowy Fredensborg Palace has been shared today, December 7:


** instagram post **

 

[An Ard Ri]

A new set of photos of snowy Fredensborg Palace has been shared today, December 7:

Those scenes are Christmas Card perfect

 

[Blog Real]

For some time now, a very interesting project has been underway in a former Fredensborg Chancellery building. A very special place in the Crown Prince's family residence in Fredensborg has undergone a fitting transformation.

Over time artisans have come and gone, and it is now confirmed that a very special place in the Chancellery is being brought into extraordinarily clean and up-to-date condition.

However, there is still some time until the project – an annex – is completely completed.

https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongeli...milien-kan-godt-glaede-sig-gang-i-den-med-nyt

 

[Muhler]

Probably for Christian and/or his siblings. As their own place at least until Frederik becomes king, in which case Christian is likely to take over Kancellihuset and his siblings can take over the annex.

 

[Blog Real]

In this photo of the farewell to the Kings of Spain we can see a little of Fredensborg Palace.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.c...532_909188833912328_4543922248701918344_n.jpg

 

[An Ard Ri]

A look back in time
The Fredensborg in 1728

 

[Muhler]

The palace garden has recently been restored to how it looked back then. And it's looking good!

 

[An Ard Ri]

The palace garden has recently been restored to how it looked back then. And it's looking good!

And further changes in 1740

 

[cdm]

Queen Mary in Vogue Australia on the Circular Annexe at Fredensborg.
https://www.vogue.com.au/vogue-livi...mage-gallery/b5cf34483b537c09a1b7f7db1d743518

 

[Muhler]

Queen Mary in Vogue Australia on the Circular Annexe at Fredensborg.
https://www.vogue.com.au/vogue-livi...mage-gallery/b5cf34483b537c09a1b7f7db1d743518

Nice.
I really like the mismatched windows, it gives the building a personality of its own.

 

[polyesco]

The interview seems to be the one she gave to the Danish magazine, Bo bedre

Kongeparret har bygget nyt

Både H.M. Kong Frederik og H.M. Dronning Mary har været med i projektet fra start til slut, og du kan nu få et eksklusivt indblik i deres nybyggede pragteksemplar.⁠

bobedre.dk

It really is nice that the royal couple can leave their mark on their living spaces, and gave input.
"The building is full of ‘jewels’, like the green Greenlandic marble that Lendager rescued from destruction. As he says, “The eyes often see what the mind is full of.” Lendager presented different materials to the clients, explaining their potential. “I don’t think anyone has ever brought so much ‘waste’ into Fredensborg!” he says. “Then we came to the Greenlandic marble. When the royal couple saw it, they immediately fell in love and decided that we should use as much of it as possible. It had lots of flaws, but King Frederik and Queen Mary felt that these imperfections told the story of its previous life.”

Very interesting read

 

[An Ard Ri]

A wonderful summery landscape painting of the Flowers at Fredensborg
It was painted in 1892 by Peder Mørk Mønsted
Flowers in Bloom

 

[Muhler]

As you know by now the Regent Couple has moved in at Kancellihuset at Fredensborg.
Here are a few details and trivia.

Kongeparret er flyttet hjem i beskedne og åbne Kancellihuset: 'Det passer rigtig godt til dem'

»Det er meget deres projekt, den måde man har lavet ændringer og renoveringer på i de senere år. De har i høj grad sat deres meget personlige præg på stedet,« siger en kongehusekspert.

www.bt.dk

Kancellihuset is some 1.200 square meters, withe the groundfloor being some 700 square meters and the upper floor, which is for guests is some 450 square meters.
Each floor contains four apartments and a domed hall. (Presumably two dining room, one on each floor.)
The average Danish suburban house is around 145 square meters, give or take up to 30 square meters.

The ground the house is located on is some 900 square meters. The average Danish suburban lot is depending on when it was established and how rural it is, some 700 in the cities to 1.200+ square meters in the suburbs and rural areas.
Last year a building nearby, that used to be a former workshop, was converted into an annex with representation and offices. Which is understandable and practical for a reigning couple. There is also a fenced area for riding, used quite a lot by Queen Mary and probably her daughters as well. And a stable.

The private garden connected to Kancellihuset has a wild-garden for insects. (Just as the palace-garden itself. And also at Marselisborg BTW. I went there some time ago.)
There is also a playhouse in the shape of a model of Marselisborg.
And last year a soccer-goal was observed in the garden.

Most of the park around Fredensborg is open to the public. However during the summer you can enter the domed glasshouse (Orangerie) and see the flower beds and what else they grow there. There is a fee, and the DRF have donated that fee to Kongernes Samling = The Collection of the Kings = the DRF museum. And that amounts to around two million DKK a year, a not inconsiderable sum for a museum.

 

[Somebody]

I thought of Kancellihuset as one big 'family house'. However, if each floor is divided in 4 apartments (with Frederik and Mary living in one of the eight with their children?), why are there only two dining rooms for 8 apartments? Do the apartments also share other amenities such as bathrooms and kitchens?

 

[Muhler]

I thought of Kancellihuset as one big 'family house'. However, if each floor is divided in 4 apartments (with Frederik and Mary living in one of the eight with their children?), why are there only two dining rooms for 8 apartments? Do the apartments also share other amenities such as bathrooms and kitchens?

Perhaps it's a royal commune? That would by groovy.
I think the two dining rooms are for major events. A kind of communal area.