Christinegård (also known as Christinelyst and Prahlgården) is a manor house located in the neighborhood of

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, Norway. The villa has a dominant position in the hillside overlooking Byfjorden.

History

The main building was originally constructed as a country home around 1763 for Modesta Hansdatter Formann. Christinegård was sold in 1822 to Michael Djurhus Prahl (1781-1851), a Bergen merchant and later Member of the

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. At the end of the 1830s the manor house was largely rebuilt in

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architecture. The distinctive design and the many motifs reflect the influence of the architect, Ole Peter Riis Høegh (1806- 1852). From 1934 to 1958, this was the residence of the Bishop of the

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. Archaeologist Asbjørn Herteig (1919–2006) took over Christinegård in 1960. He resided there until his death in 2006.

References

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