Christianelyst is a listed house situated on the northern shore of
Bagsværd Lake in the northern suburbs of
Copenhagen
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Neoclassical property consists of a main wing and two side wings surrounding three sides of a courtyard which is open to the north. The garden to the south of the house slopes down towards the lake.
History
Christianelyst is the last of several properties which were sold off from the
Frederiksdal estate from the middle of the 18th century and used for the construction of country houses. They were collectively referred to as Ny Frederiksdal (New Frederiksdal) and also comprised Søro and Tusculum.
Christianelyst was built by Carl Ludwig Drewsen in 1803. He named the house after his wife, Christiane Louise Frederikke Buch, the daughter of the gardener at Frederiksdal House, whom he had married the previous year.
In the late 19th century,
Ferdinand Meldahl
Ferdinand Meldahl (16 March 1827 – 3 February 1908) was a Danish architect best known for the reconstruction of Frederiksborg Castle after the fire in 1859. Meldahl was one of the leading proponents of historicism in Denmark.
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added pergolas between the main wing and its two side wings but they have later been removed. The house was refurbished in 1988–89.
Architecture
The main building is a two-storey building with a half-hipped, black-glazed tile roof. The house has an area of 614 square metres plus a 212 square metre cellar. It stands on a 12,000 square metre property.
Today
The property is now owned by the company Naturen Partner ApS which is based at the site. In August 2017, Chritianelyst was put on the market with a price tag of
DKK 68 million.
Cultural references
In the 1948 film ''
I de lyse nætter
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'', Christianelyst was used as the house where Linda Strand (
Tove Maës
Tove Maës (30 April 192131 December 2010) was a Danish actress of stage, television and film best known for her starring roles in the series of "Morten Korch" films, in particular '' The Red Horses''. Maës was a three-time recipient of the Bo ...
) lives.
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Houses in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality
Listed residential buildings in Copenhagen
Listed buildings and structures in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality
Houses completed in 1803