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Slot Egeskov

Location Kværndrup Syddanmark Denmark

Constructed in: 1554

Typology: castle

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"Egeskov Slot", on Denmark's Funen island near #Kværndrup, is Europe's best-preserved renaissance water castle. Built in 1554 by Frands Brockenhuus amid post-civil war unrest, it rests on oak piles in a lake. It features a late gothic exterior with red brick, conical towers, crenellations and a renaissance interior.

Slot Egeskov