House at Fredensborg as her private residence. The Chancellery House is now the summer residence of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary. The park and gardens 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. 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. Of special interest is the "Valley of the Norsemen" () with approximately 70 sculptures of Norwegian and Faroese farmers and fishermen, originally carved by J.G. Grund. 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. Here are the kitchen gardens, which supply fresh vegetables for the household, and a modern orangery, which was opened in 1995. In 2021, after extensive restorations and redesign of the gardens, the Fredensborg Palace Garden was awarded the prestigious European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage by the international cultural heritage association, Europa Nostra Award. The jury noted that the Garden was an "exemplary redesign (...) and the combination of public and private funding for a public garden is a positive example for other similar heritage gardens". Surrounding forests 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. See also Johann Gottfried Grund Namesakes Fort Fredensborg Fredensborg (slave ship) See also List of Baroque residences List of castles and palaces in Denmark Tourism in Denmark References "Royal Residences for 1000 years", Niels Peter Stilling (2003), Politiken Books. External links - From the Danish Monarchy website Palaces in Northern Zealand Royal residences in Denmark Houses in Fredensborg Municipality Houses completed in 1726 Baroque architecture in Denmark Baroque palaces Listed buildings and structures in Fredensborg Municipality Fredensborg Municipality 1726 establishments in Denmark