Liselund on Møn

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Very romantic landscaped garden

By Malene Hauxner, RIP, Prøven i Havekunst fra Det Kongelige Akademi for De Skønne Kunster, 1970 (13 stories)

Liselund Castle was landscaped in 1790-95 and is Denmark's best preserved example of a romantic garden. The owner, Antoine Bosc de la Calmette, had travelled extensively in Europe gathering knowledge and inspiration from romantic gardens. With architect Andreas Kirkerup he translated his ideas gained from travelling, literature and art, working in the dramatic landscape near Møns Klint, which already possessed some of the desired qualities. Streams were dammed up to form tranquil lakes, and the terrain was dramatically landscaped to give the garden alternating perspectives and surprising scenery.

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The artistic clearing

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Story written by Malene Hauxner, RIP

Time / Periode 1790

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Denmark is a land of forests. If Mother Nature had her way, most of the country would be covered by forests. Forest clearance has created the basis for the existence of farming and villages. A clearing is therefore something you usually chop out of the forest to achieve an open light flat area for farming and settling. Not at Liselund. Here, the forest was planted to create the illusion of an atmospheric clearing with a small castle, Swiss chalet, Norwegian house and a colourful octagonal Chinese summerhouse – all pieces of scenery dotted about in the fringes of the wood. The garden at Liselund has become the classic example of a Northern European artistic theme for gardens: The forest clearing.