Noor palace is a 14th-century mansion in

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. Noor palace was confiscated as part of the reduction by King Charles XI in 1686, whereafter it was used as a royal hunting lodge. In 1689 King Charles XI sold the mansion to his adviser Count Nils Gyldenstolpe. He rebuilt the mansion in ''Swedish Carolean Style'' (''karolinerstil''), the style of fashion in Sweden during the period of the two Carolean kings, based on drawings by

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. Between 1761 and into the 1980s Noor palace was owned by members of the noble Hermelin family.

Erik Dahlberg '' Count Erik Jönsson Dahlbergh (10 October 162516 January 1703) was a Sweden, Swedish military engineer, Governor-general and Field marshal. He rose to the level of nobility through his military competence. As an architect and draftsman, he w ...

made a drawing of the house for his ''Suecia antiqua et hodierna.'' Nobel laureate

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wrote his historical novel ''The

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'' (''Karolinerna)'' at Noor palace in 1897, during a spell of one year at the mansion to benefit from its late 17th century atmosphere. The lands of the manor were divided up into 70 plots in 1943.Decisions and reports European Commission of Human Rights - 1989 - Numéro 47 - Page 191 "In 1943 through the parcelling out of land under the Manor of Noor ..." Noor palace was renovated during 1996-97 and is now a privately owned conference centre.

Gallery

Image:Noors_slott_Knivsta_Sweden_001.JPG, The mansion allee Image:Noors_slott_Knivsta_Sweden_002.JPG, The northwestern wing Image:Noors_slott_Knivsta_Sweden_006.JPG, The mansion court entrance

References

External links

Website of Noors slott
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