Maltesholm Castle is a large Mansion located in Kristianstad Municipality, Scania, Sweden. A mansion is a large dwelling House. The word itself derives (through Old French) from the Latin word mansus (the perfect passive participle Kristianstad Municipality ( Kristianstads kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southernmost Sweden. Scania ( in Swedish and Danish) is a geographical region on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a traditional province ( "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Palace has been passed down for generations and is now the private residence of the Baron Palmstierna. The beautiful garden is open to the public.
History
The Castle was originally constructed 1635-1638 by the high constable of Kristianstad Malte Juel during the Danish rule of Scania but the history of the estate goes back to the Middle ages and was owned the Brahe family. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. A constable is a person holding a particular office most commonly in law enforcement. Kristianstad kri'ɧansta (older spelling Christianstad) is a city in the province of Scania in southernmost Sweden and Brahe may also refer to the German name of the Brda river in Poland Typical for its time, the Castle was a Renaissance mansion built in brick with three floors, a staircase tower with an elaborate Spire, two Crow-stepped gables and surrounded by a large Moat. Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe in which there was a A Crow-stepped gable is a stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular Gable -end of a building A moat is deep broad Trench, usually filled with Water, that surrounds a structure installation or town normally to provide it with a preliminary line of
During Lord Malte Ramel (d. 1752) one of the richest man in Sweden of the time, the domians where greatly expanded. His son Hans Ramel began reconstructing the Castle according to the flavor of the late 18th century. It was complete in 1780 in the style of Swedish classical Palace, the only remains of the Renaissance Castle is the moat and the year "1680" marked on the facade. A palace is a grand residence especially the home of a Head of state or some other high-ranking Public figure. Hans Ramel also constructed a 1,3 km long and wide stone road leading up to the Manison through the undulating landscape. The road had to be even and it took almost 50 years to complete. The labourers had to bring a rock everyday to the Manor for the construction and there was a grateful saying amongst the workers: If it wasn't for the Folly of a Rich man there wouldn't be bread for the Poor,
Trivia
In the garden you can find an enormous Douglasfur which mesures 35 m tall and is more than a 100 years old , there is allso a pavilion by the great classical Swedish architect Carl Hårleman. In Architecture a pavilion (from French, "pavillon" from Latin "papilio" has two main significations Baron Carl Hårleman ( 27 August 1700 &ndash 9 February 1753) was a Swedish 18th century Architect.
References
- (Swedish) Maltesholms slott
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