Bernstorff Palace

Bernstorff Palace in Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, became constructed in the middle of the 18th century for Foreign Minister Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff. It remained in the ownership of the Bernstorff family till 1812. In 1842, it changed into sold by using Christian VIII. For a few years, it turned into used as a summer residence via Christian IX till his dying in 1906. Since then and till these days, it became used by the Danish Emergency Management Agency as an academy for non-commissioned officers, however it has now opened as a resort and conference centre.

The palace changed into designed with the aid of the French architect Nicolas-Henri Jardin, who were introduced to Denmark to finish Frederick's Church in Copenhagen after the demise of Nicolai Eigtved in 1754. It is one of the earliest examples of Neoclassical structure in Denmark. The elaborately adorned two-storeyed building become completed in May 1765 at enormous value. At the time, it had four small ornamental garrets, attics with decorative vases and a wide balcony on the roof ridge itself. On the lawn aspect, there's a dome-blanketed projection rising the total height of the building.