King's Garden (Odense) King's Garden (Odense) King's Garden (Danish, Kongens Have) is a large, formal palace park in central Odense, Denmark. Located directly across from the Odense station, it is bounded by Railroad Street to the west and Eastern Stationsvej to the north. It stands in front of Odense Palace. The original baroque garden was constructed around 1720 to a French design by Johan Cornelius Krieger, with a central axis and symmetrical lines. About 100 years later, it was changed into an English-style garden with curved lines. Measuring approximately in size, the park contains some protected trees that are over 100 years old,
Odense Palace strong military influence after the Funen Divisional Officers Library was established there in 1914. The state sold the palace to the Municipality of Odense in 1907, after which the royal garden (King's Garden) was also opened to the public. In subsequent years various official services were housed there, such as the fire station and the amt council. The termination of the amt system in 2007 brought to a close almost 500 years of state administration in Odense. The palace is now used by the urban and cultural administration of the municipality, and has been newly renovated. Odense Palace Odense Palace