On the southern tip of the Danish island of Funen, close to Kvaerndrup, is where one will find Egeskov Castle. The building is the best-maintained Renaissance water castle in Europe. In 1405 A.D., Egeskov was first mentioned. Frands Brockenhuus built the castle building around 1554. Most Danish nobility constructed their homes as fortifications because of the hardships brought on by the Counts Feud, widespread civil unrest, and a civil war that led to the Protestant Reformation. The castle is situated in a small lake with a deepest point of five metres and is built on oaken piles. The drawbridge was initially the only means of entry. The name Egeskov, which means — Oak Forest, comes from a tale that claims it took a whole forest of oak trees to lay the foundation. Since purchasing it from heirs of the Brockenhuus family in 1784, the Bille-Brahe family has owned the estate. The counts Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille, who still possess it, inherited it in 1882. The castle is a Late Gothic structure from the outside. The basic components already exhibit Renaissance architecture. The castle is made up of two long structures joined by a substantial double wall, which enables the defenders to evacuate one building and carry on battling from the other. The double wall is over one metre thick and has a well and a set of hidden stairs. From the two circular corner towers, defenders could strike the flanks of an adversary. Scalding holes, arrow slits, and artillery ports are a few additional mediaeval defences. The bricks used to build the castle are of a huge mediaeval variety known as Monks Bricks. The conical towers are built out of various individual panels. Depressed and round-arched windows, round-arched blank arcading inside the gables, and a double string course between the lofty cellar and the ground floor are all features of the architecture. The building has some of the earliest indoor plumbing designs, which were developed in Europe and had vertical shafts for waste. A water well that is accessible from the kitchen of the servants in the east house is also part of the strong double wall. Massive parallel uncovered beams with some end carving may be found in a few of the major rooms [Information Credit : Egeskov_Castle, Wikipedia; Wikipedia-Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egeskov_Castle ] [Image: Egeskov Castle, Kvrndrup, Denmark ; Credit : Bruna Noronha, Pexels; (Kindly Relate to Individual Source Image URLs for More Usage Properties)] [Image-Source-Link : https://www.pexels.com/photo/egeskov-castle-kvrndrup-denmark-6270891/ ] #Architecture#Castles
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