Since it was first built in 1706, Sorgenfri Palace in Lyngby has been rebuilt several times and the present Neoclassical palace with its characteristic steeple dates from the end of the 1700s. For most of its history the palace has been a Royal residence and is now at the disposal of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II. During the 20th century Sorgenfri was home to Christian X and Queen Alexandrine, then to their Heir Presumptive Knud and Caroline Mathilde, and today to Earl Christian of Rosenborg. The palace is closed to the public but can be seen from a distance, e.g. from Lyngbyvej.
Romantic gardens
Sorgenfri Palace Gardens, which surround the castle, are peaceful, wooded landscape gardens situated close to Lyngby's shopping centre. Like many other palace gardens, these gardens were converted at the end of the 1700s and beginning of the 1800s from the baroque to the Anglo-romantic style with winding paths and numerous small surprises hidden among the trees.
If you follow the Mill Stream through the gardens, you will pass the small timber-frame cottage known as the Swiss House, a memorial bench to the poet Viggo Stuckenberg, the Grotto and The Queen's Well.
The Reserved Garden, which is the area of the gardens situated closest to Sorgenfri Palace, is reserved for the Royal Family and hence closed to the public. However, most of the gardens are permanently open to the public.
Last updated:: Monday, March 16, 2009
