{{Infobox building |image=File:Eidsvollbygningen.jpg |caption= Eidsvollsbygningen at Eidsvollsparken |name=Eidsvollsbygningen |location_town=[[Eidsvoll]] |location_country=[[Norway]] |construction_start_date=1770 |completion_date=1811 |owner= 1794-1823: [[Carsten Anker]], <br/>1823-1851: British creditors, <br/>1851-present: The [[Norwegian Government]] }}
'''Eidsvollsbygningen''' (Literally: ''The Eidsvoll building'') is a historic [[manor house]] located at [[Eidsvoll]] in [[Akershus|Akershus county]], Norway. The building is where the [[Constitution of Norway]] was signed on 17 May 1814.<ref>[https://snl.no/Eidsvollsbygningen Stephan Tschudi-Madsen: ''Eidsvollsbygningen'' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref> The estate is now owned by The State of Norway and is an official national monument, as well as a museum.
==History== [[File:Eidsvollsbygningen 2014-02-18-10.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Eidsvollbygningen Winter 2014]] The building was first constructed in 1770<ref name="Eidsvollsbygningen Building">{{cite web|title=Eidsvollsbygningen Building|url=http://www.eidsvoll1814.no/?aid=9043759|accessdate=5 May 2011}}</ref> with a total floor area of over 2000 [[square metres]]. Around 1800 [[Carsten Anker]] bought the building. He renovated the manor house and he and his family were living there when the Constitution was signed. Carsten Anker went bankrupt in 1822 and the ownership of the estate was transferred to various British creditors in 1823. A group of private citizens led by [[Henrik Wergeland]] organized a fundraiser that allowed them to buy the building with the pavilion and surrounding garden (''Eidsvollsparken'').<ref>[http://www.eidsvoll1814.no/?aid=9064624 ''Carsten Anker var forretningsmann og politiker, født i Halden i 1747'' (Eidsvoll. 1814)]</ref> After the purchase was finalized in 1851, the group donated the property to the Norwegian State.
== Renovations == The manor has been [[renovated]] since Carsten Anker and his family lived there and now has become a [[museum]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Eidsvoll building as a museum|url=http://www.eidsvoll1814.no/?aid=9043811|publisher=Eidsvoll1814.no|accessdate=24 May 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.eidsvoll1814.no/?aid=9063381 ''Eidsvollsbygningen'' (Eidsvoll. 1814)]</ref> In 1895, there was a major effort with repairs and maintenance for the 100th anniversary of the signing of the constitution (''100 års-jubileet for Grunnloven''). In 1964, plans were made for a new restoration for the 150th anniversary celebration of the Constitution (''150-årsjubileet for Grunnloven''). Both renovations had the objective of furnishing Eidsvollbygningen in the style of its appearance in 1814.<ref>[https://lovdata.no/artikkel/eidsvollsbygningen_fredet/1461 ''Eidsvollsbygningen fredet'' (Lovdata)]</ref>
A new renovation and restoration was started in 2011 by [[Statsbygg]] on behalf of the [[Ministry of Culture (Norway)|Ministry of Culture]].<ref>[http://www.statsbygg.no/Byggeprosjekter/Eidsvollsbygningen/ Eidsvollsbygningen tilbake til 1814] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411211309/http://www.statsbygg.no/Byggeprosjekter/Eidsvollsbygningen/ |date=2013-04-11 }} [[Statsbygg]] (In Norwegian). Retrieved 28 January 2013</ref> The aim of the renovation was to have the building laid out and redesigned to make it look as close as possible to what it looked like in 1814 to further immerse the audience in a more authentic experience. The project was completed for the 200th Jubilee of the Constitution (''Grunnlovsjubileet'') in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eidsvollsbygningen Restoration|url=http://www.eidsvoll1814.no/?aid=9060143|publisher=Eidsvoll 1814|accessdate=5 May 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240717174009/https://www.statsbygg.no/FilSystem/files/prosjekter/eidsvollsbygningen/eidsvoll-engelsk.pdf Eidsvollsbygningen, Statsbygg] Retrieved 28 January 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.nb.no/nbdigital/grunnlovsjubileet/ ''Grunnlovsjubileet 1814–2014'' (Nasjonalbiblioteket )]</ref><ref>[http://www.eidsvoll1814.no/?aid=9064100 ''Museum History'' (Eidsvoll. 1814)]</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Kanner i kobber i kjelleren på Eidsvoldsbygningen.jpg| Copper cookware File:Eidsvollsbygningen 2014-02-18-88.jpg|Kitchen of Eidsvollsbygningen File:Eidsvollsbygningen 2014-02-18-53.jpg|Candles in the entrance hall File:Eidsvollsbygningen 2014-02-18-51.jpg| Entrance hall File:Eidsvollsbygningen interiør 2011.jpg| Table on the podium at the National Assembly File:Eidsvoll constitution.jpg|Facsimile copy of Norway's 1814 Constitution on display at Eidsvollsbygningen </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Other sources== *Risåsen, Geir Thomas (2005) ''Eidsvollsbygningen: Carsten Anker og Grunnlovens hus'' (Oslo: Damm forlag) {{ISBN|82-04-09489-2}} *''Holme, Jørn'' (2014) ''De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus'' (Oslo: Cappelen Damm) {{ISBN|978-82-02-44564-5}}
== External links == {{Commons category| Eidsvollsbygningen }} *[http://www.eidsvoll1814.no/default.aspx Eidsvollsbygningen Website]
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