page_title: Lakajgården
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Lakajgården / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The stables in Lakajgården at Frederiksberg Palace in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
context_page_description: Lakajgården is a complex of early 18th-century buildings located on Roskildevej in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Located adjacent to Frederiksberg Palace, a former royal summer residence, it was originally built as stables, kitchen facilities and residential quarters for lackeys. It is a three-winged complex of low yellow buildings with red tile roofs and white windows and cornices. It has been in use by the Royal Danish Military Academy that now occupies Frederiksberg Palace since 1868. The buildings are listed on the Danish Registry of Protected Buildings and Places. A new riding hall was built on the central courtyard of the complex in the late 19th century and has now been converted into an auditorium. It is not listed.
context_section_description: Frederiksberg Palace was completed on a local hilltop in 1703. Lakajgården was built on an adjacent site lower down on a hill to provide residential quarters for lackeys as well as new kitchen facilities and stables. The kitchen had originally been located in the basement of the palace, but moving it to a separate building reduced the risk of fires. The Lakajgården site was dug down into the hill to provide level ground for the construction, and a tunnel was constructed between the complex and the palace. The stables had room for 64 horses and the wagon house had room for four carriages.
  Lakajgården was built on lower ground just east of the palace in the 1720s to a design by Johan Conrad Ernst. The complex was dug into the hill to keep it from spoiling the views to and from the palace.
  Lakajgården was taken over by the Royal Danish Military Academy along with the palace in 1868. The kitchen wing was converted to a laboratory. Two thirds of the Stables Wing was converted into a drill house in 1870. The rest of the stables remained in use as stables for horses until 1974.
caption: Rendering for the stables
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