Øregård Museum
Building in Hellerup, Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Øregård Museum is an art museum located in Hellerup in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is owned by Gentofte Municipality and holds a topographic collection of pictures from Copenhagen and the area north of the city. It also hosts special exhibitions. The building is a former country house built by merchant and planter Johannes Søbøtker, who was active in the triangular trade and the Atlantic slave trade in the Danish West Indies.
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Øregård Museum | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassicism |
Town or city | Hellerup |
Country | Denmark |
Construction started | 1806 |
Completed | 1808 |
Client | Johannes Søbøtker |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Joseph-Jacques Ramée |
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