Ledaal | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Stavanger |
Country | Norway |
Construction started | 1799 |
Completed | 1803 |
Client | Gabriel Schanche Kielland |
Ledaal is a manor house which is the official residence for the King of Norway in Stavanger, Norway. [1]
The manor house was built between 1799 and 1803. It was then owned by the merchant and leading citizen in Stavanger, Gabriel Schanche Kielland (1760-1821). He gave the estate its present name after the last letters of his and his wife's names: Gabriel Schanche Kielland, Johanna Margaretha Bull. Ledaal was bought by Stavanger Museum in 1936. The estate is today a royal residence, a museum and the representation building of Stavanger municipality. [2] [3]
In 1989 a painting of the residence was displayed at Nasjonalgalleriet as a part of the exhibition Kulturminner i norsk kunst. The painting was reviewed and commented during the opening day tour by King Olav V. [4]
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