ðə pˈælɪs wʌz dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkt nˈɪkələzhˈɛnɹi dʒˈɑːɹdɪn, hˌuː hɐdbɪn bɹˈɔːt tə dˈɛnmɑːɹk tə kəmplˈiːt fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪks tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪn kˌoʊpənhˈeɪɡən ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv nˈɪkəlˌaɪ ˈaɪɡtiːvˌiːd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
The palace was designed by the French architect Nicolas-Henri Jardin, who had been brought to Denmark to complete Frederick's Church in Copenhagen after the death of Nicolai Eigtved in 1754.