Reg.Nr. 83-DK/05

Selso Castle, Skibby

Manor House in County Horns Herred was built in 1576 and rebuilt in 1724 into Baroque. Uninhabited since 1829, showpiece in the International Museum Year 1974 and again in the European Heritage Year 1975. Until 1982 the yard with 100 meters of niche-walls was completely ...
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Project details

Title:Selso Castle, Skibby
Entr. year: 1983
Result:Diploma
Country: Denmark
Town: Skibby
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: residential building
Former use:Manor house; granary
Actual use:Museum
Built: 16th century
The Jury's citation: "For the remarkable restoration, by private initiative, of a long-neglected early Danish castle and its grounds, for use as a manor house museum"
GPS:55°44'27.9"N 12°0'39.6"E
Web, Links:

selsoe.dk

Description:
Manor House in County Horns Herred was built in 1576 and rebuilt in 1724 into Baroque. Uninhabited since 1829, showpiece in the International Museum Year 1974 and again in the European Heritage Year 1975. Until 1982 the yard with 100 meters of niche-walls was completely reconstructed. Most of the restoration work has been undertaken by the inhabitants, a couple themselves. Lot of interior restoration, as restoring paintings, wallpapers, wooden floors. Landscaping the yard and reconstruction of the surrounding walls.