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Egeskov Castle (Danish: Egeskov Slot) is located near Kværndrup, in the south of the island of Funen, Denmark. The castle is Europe's best preserved Renaissancewater castle.

History[edit]

Egeskov was first mentioned in 1405.^[1] The castle structure was erected by Frands Brockenhuus in 1554.^[2][3]

8,722 Followers, 157 Following, 602 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Egeskov - Det Levende Slot (@egeskovslot). Comment Some people and other stuff have been cloned out in this version, the original is at Image:Egeskov Slot spejling.jpg. KFP ( talk contribs ) 01:02, 16 February 2007 (UTC) Neutral Focus is a little soft, there is to much of the tree/shrub on the right. Bad focus on the left background isn't great but since it isn't the subject I cant. Egeskov Slots Historie, slot mobile store in nigeria, powered by sharemixer kasino games, 35spins. Slots, roulette, blackjack, scratch cards, craps, baccarat, and video poker are available to play for free. Check if the casino you Egeskov Slots Historie are playing at has free slots and other game options.

Due to the troubles caused by the civil war known as the Count's Feud (Danish: Grevens fejde), general civil unrest, and a civil war introducing the Protestant Reformation, most Danish noblemen built their homes as fortifications. The castle is constructed on oakenpiles and located in a small lake with a maximum depth of 5 metres (16 ft). Originally, the only access was by means of a drawbridge. According to legend, it took an entire forest of oak trees to build the foundation, hence the name Egeskov (oak forest).

The estate has belonged to the Bille-Brahe family since 1784, when they acquired it from descendants of the Brockenhuus family. In 1882 it was inherited by the counts Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille who are still presently owning it.

Castle architecture[edit]

Outside, the castle is a Late Gothic building. Inside the original elements already show Renaissance design.

The castle consists of two long buildings connected by a thick double wall, allowing defenders to abandon one house and continue fighting from the other.^[4] The double wall is over one meter thick and contains secret staircases and a well. Defenders were able to attack an enemy's flanks from the two round corner towers. Other medieval defences include artillery ports, scalding holes and arrow slits. The bricks composing the castle are of an oversized medieval type sometimes called 'monks bricks'. The conical towers are constructed in a series of separate panels.

The architecture includes depressed and round-arched windows, round-arched blank arcading within the gables, and a double string course between the high cellar and the ground floor. The structure contains some of the early indoor plumbing design first used in Europe with vertical shafts for waste.^[5] The thick double wall also contains a water well which is accessed from the servants kitchen in the east house. Several of the large rooms have massive parallel exposed beams with some end carving.^[6]

Castle contents[edit]

Contents of the castle include a massive iron chest from at least as early as the 16th century, which derived from Hvedholm Castle, a property earlier owned by the Egeskov estate about twenty kilometers to the west.

Numerous oil paintings are found within the castle including a large painting in the great hall on the first floor of Niels Juel, who defeated the Swedish force in the Battle of Køge Bay in the year 1677.

Gardens and lands[edit]

Other buildings belonging to Egeskov include Ladegården, a thatchedhalf-timbered building which is now part of the museum. Other buildings are used by the museum and for farming. Surrounding the castle is an old park, covering 20 hectares (49 acres) of land. The park is divided into a number of gardens. The renaissance garden features fountains, a gravel path and topiary figures. The fuchsia garden, one of the largest in Europe, contains 104 different species. Other gardens near the castle include an English garden, a water garden, an herb garden, a vegetable garden, and a peasant's garden (bondehave). The gardens also feature four hedge mazes. The oldest is a beech maze several hundreds of years old. This garden is trimmed every year to prevent the trees from dying. The newest maze is the world's largest bamboo maze. It features a Chinese tower in the centre, and a bridge from the tower provides the exit from the maze. The parks feature a three-meter-tall sundial designed by Danish poet and mathematician, Piet Hein.^[7]

The estate includes an additional eight square kilometres; 2.5 square kilometres (0.97 sq mi) is forest, with the rest being farmland. In 1986, a full-sized replica of the castle was built in Hokkaidō, Japan, to hold an aquarium. This was constructed with the permission of the Egeskov's owners at the time, Count Claus and Countess Louisa Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille.

Museums[edit]

Egeskov is home to the following museums.

• A vintage automobile collection
• A vintage motorcycle collection
• A collection describing the history of agriculture
• A collection of flying vehicles
• A collection of Falck and other emergency vehicles

Most of the castle is open to the public, except for the areas used by CountMichael and Countess Caroline Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille. The museum of agriculture and the horse wagon collection is located in the building Ladegård mentioned previously.

Three large modern buildings are occupied by the vintage automobile collection, the vintage motorcycle collection, the Falck collection, and by a collection of airplanes and helicopters. The Falck collection is a collection of vehicles from the Danish rescue company, Falck, emergency vehicles such as fire trucks, ambulances, rescue boats, and other assorted emergency vehicles.

List of owners[edit]

Gallery[edit]

• Exterior view

• Exterior view

• Exterior view

• Exterior view

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Egeskov'. Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 18 June 2014.
2. ^'Egeskovs historie' (in Danish). Egeskov. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
3. ^'Funen.' Encyclopædia Britannica. 2006. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 30 July 2006
4. ^Verner Rasmussen, Egeskov, prepared for the Egeskov Estate, 2003 reprinting
5. ^C.M. Hogan, Design of Egeskov Castle, Lumina Technologies, Santa Rosa. July 22, 2005
6. ^'Castle'. Egeskov. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
7. ^'All Gardens'. Egeskov. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

Literature[edit]

• Lassen, Erik; Espen-Hansen, Inge (1982) [1963]. Egeskov: The History of the Estate : the Architecture of the Building : Egeskov Park and Gardens. Egeskov.

External links[edit]

Egeskov Castle Map

Coordinates: 55°10′35″N10°29′22″E / 55.17639°N 10.48944°E

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• Support — Arad 17:34, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
• Weak support - lovely composition, but I wonder if we could clean up the perspective distortion a bit. The walls seem to bulge outwards. Stevage 23:24, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support - The picture itself is beautifully taken at a good angle. The picture is high-resolution. The fact that the walls seem to bulge outwards give the picture a slight 3D effect, which is something that I consider very pleasing to the eye. Maybe a small caption could be added. Wwicki 00:13, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
• Comment Some people and other stuff have been cloned out in this version, the original is at Image:Egeskov Slot spejling.jpg. --KFP(talk contribs) 01:02, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
• Neutral Focus is a little soft, there is to much of the tree/shrub on the right. bad focus on the left background isn't great but since it isn't the subject I cant complain that much. Other than that a good picture. -Fcb981 02:00, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
• Comment - This is the reason why we don't have enough FP. We're too picky and have a lot of time on our hand. --Arad
  • Um, SHOULDN'T we be picky. We ARE trying to select the very finest pictures after all. I'd rather have 700 very good featured pictures than 1200 OK ones. -Fcb981 04:45, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Of course we should be picky. But a featured picture isn't just about hw it looks. What is also important is if it actually adds to the article. Is it a significant addition? Why do you think this picture would label as 'ok'? It gives an excellent overview of the architecture and is high-resolution. I personally don't think that the walls bulge outwards however, I don't think regular users who aren't experts or picky, will be when it comes to the minor,minor glitches of a high-resolution (I don't think this picture has glitches). Wwicki 13:35, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support I checked the verticals and can't find any bulging walls that aren't the result of the architecture (note that circumference increases upwards, especially in the towers). The only thing I can't identify is an odd yellow dot to the right of the tower. Rest is well done and enc. I think the foliage in the foreground adds context. ~ trialsanderrors 05:26, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment I think the yellow dot is a flag or something similar.--Arad 05:34, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
    • It might be a leaf from the tree in the foreground since it's not mirrored in the lake. Since the picture has already been photoshopped I'd support removing it. ~ trialsanderrors 17:58, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
      • It does look like a leaf. I can't think of any possible yellow flag that could be associated with (the Counts of) Egeskov, so I wouldn't mind seeing it gone. Support btw. Valentinian^{T / C} 00:26, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
  • It's obviously a UFO. See the focus --froth^T 05:53, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
    • Oh, that's from the spire, right? I was looking at the dot to the right of the right tower, roughly at the level of the topmost window under the roof. The UFO on top of the spire looks like a weathervane. ~ trialsanderrors 06:29, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
      • The thing on the spire is indeed a brass weathervane. Valentinian^{T / C} 10:45, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Support - Nice architecture; I'd like to do this as a jigsaw. Oh, and that's definitely just a leaf there. Mrug²
• Support per nom and others. This is a lovely pic, and gives a lot of information about the structure of the castle which you wouldn't get from a straight-on entrance view. Mak(talk) 17:29, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support. Sharp, good color, pleasing composition, high enc. --Janke Talk 09:51, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support very nicely done. I very much like the scene, the tree on the right is only a little prob. But all in all it is a very nice image, meets FP requirements. ~ Arjun 14:22, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support excellent picture. Zarxos 16:14, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support The castle appears under perfect conditions and makes for an amazing photo. The only way it could improve would be to crop a bit of the water out to add balance. No doubt FP worthy. - Nilington 08:15, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support Good composition, technically great. ^HighInBC^{(Need help? Ask me)} 15:38, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support Great picture and meets all the criteria required for a Featured Picture. Christophenstein 20:17, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support. - Mgm ^(talk) 09:58, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support, I want to live in this picture. grenグレン 00:28, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose has anyone opened up the original and this version in two different tabs and jumped back and forth to compare? The person in the pink shirt is still faintly visible in the bushes. The cloning of the steps on the left side of the building has some bad repeating patterns, and the bench has been completely removed with some fictional object. Also, the composition is a little unbalanced with the foreground foliage on the right side.-Andrew c 03:18, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
  • No part of the subject itself has been modified, people were removed, a branch and the people on the bench was replaced by a bench. I think the image page should make these edits very clear, but I don't think it damages the encyclopedic value. ^HighInBC^{(Need help? Ask me)} 03:22, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
    • I added {{RetouchedPicture}} on the commons page. --Dschwen(A) 10:20, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support Not bad. By the way, that dot's a UFO. ;-) · AO^Talk 00:50, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

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