# Gammel Estrup Manor > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gammel_Estrup_Manor > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gammel_Estrup_Manor.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gammel_Estrup_Manor > Source revision: 1344894132 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Red-brick Renaissance manor house in Jutland, Denmark Gammel Estrup Manor Interactive map of the Gammel Estrup Manor area General information Architectural style Renaissance/Gothic Location Randers, Denmark Coordinates 56°26′17.45″N 10°20′38.37″E / 56.4381806°N 10.3439917°E / 56.4381806; 10.3439917 Construction started 1490 Client Eske Brock Design and construction Architect Mathias Bygmester Engineer Mathias Bygmester **Gammel Estrup Manor** (*Danish: Gammel Estrup*) is a red-brick [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance_architecture) manor house some 20 km (12 mi) east of [Randers](/source/Randers) in [Jutland](/source/Jutland), Denmark. The manor as we know it today can be traced back to 1490. But excavations have revealed evidence of earlier constructions also mentioned in texts under the name *Essendrup* dating back to 1340.[1][2] ## History The construction of Gammel Estrup was started around 1490 by nobleman Lave Eskesen Brock (died 1503) who built a moated fortress on the site.[3] But it was his great-grandson, [Eske Brock](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eske_Brock&action=edit&redlink=1) (1560-1625) who rebuilt and modernized the manor. Eske Brock was a nobleman and close friend of King [Christian IV](/source/Christian_IV_of_Denmark) to whom he also served as a minister. Through Brock's detailed diaries we know a great deal about how a rich nobleman lived at that time. The Brock family, who owned the manor until 1625, also had a number of other estates in the area.[4] The building then passed into the hands of the equally rich Skeel family who maintained ownership until 1926.[1][5] ## Museum Since 1930 the manor has been a museum, showing the development of Danish nobility through the ages. The rooms are furnished as they might have been in past centuries. There is also an exhibition depicting the conditions under which the servants and household staff used to live.[6] The surrounding buildings support the museum, the nearby apple plantation and a horticulture research center. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day from mid-April to mid-October and on most days the rest of the year except January when it is closed.[7] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dsd_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dsd_1-1) ["Gammel Estrup"](http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/Danske_slotte_og_herreg%C3%A5rde/Gammel_Estrup?highlight=gammel%20estrup). *Den Store Danske* (in Danish). Retrieved 12 June 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Gammel Estrup – navnet"](http://stederognavne.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/gammel-estrup-navnet/) (in Danish). Steder og navne. Retrieved 12 June 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Begyndelsen"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140813025013/http://www.gammelestrup.dk/historien.aspx) (in Danish). Gammel Estrup Herregårdsmuseet. Archived from [the original](http://www.gammelestrup.dk/historien.aspx) on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Renæssancegården"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150727054622/http://www.gammelestrup.dk/historien/renaessancegaarden.aspx) (in Danish). Gammel Estrup Herregårdsmuseet. Archived from [the original](http://www.gammelestrup.dk/historien/renaessancegaarden.aspx) on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Hans H. Worsøe, Thelma Jexlev. ["Brock"](http://denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Samfund,_jura_og_politik/Sl%C3%A6gter/Brock). *Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal*. Retrieved October 1, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Gammel Estrup The Manor Museum Djursland - Eastjutland"](http://www.visitaarhus.com/ln-int/danmark/gammel-estrup-the-manor-museum-djursland---eastjutland-gdk785039) (in Danish). Visit Aarhus. Retrieved 13 June 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Tider og priser"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151925/http://www.gammelestrup.dk/besoeg-museet.aspx) (in Danish). Gammel Elestrup. Archived from [the original](http://www.gammelestrup.dk/besoeg-museet.aspx) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Gammel Estrup Manor](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gammel_Estrup). - [Gammel Estrup Manor (official website)](http://www.gammelestrup.dk) [56°26′17.45″N 10°20′38.37″E / 56.4381806°N 10.3439917°E / 56.4381806; 10.3439917](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Gammel_Estrup_Manor¶ms=56_26_17.45_N_10_20_38.37_E_source:ptwiki) v t e Castles and manor houses in Denmark Capital Region Amalienborg Arresødal Bernstorff Palace Christiansborg Farumgård Fredensborg Frederiksberg Frederiksborg Jægerspris Kronborg Rosenborg Selsø Sorgenfri Svanholm West and South Zealand Borreby Bregentved Dragsholm Eriksholm Gammel Køgegård Gavnø Gisselfeld Gjorslev Gyldenholm Holsteinborg Jomfruens Egede Ledreborg Lerchenborg Knabstrup Nysø Rosenfeldt Rønnebæksholm Skjoldnæsholm Torbenfeldt Vallø Vedbygård Vemmetofte Lolland-Falster Aalholm Berritzgaard Corselitze Fuglsang Klintholm Manor Knuthenborg Krenkerup Liselund Orupgaard Pederstrup Rudbjerggaard Funen Brahetrolleborg Broholm Dallund Egeskov Glorup Hesselagergård Holckenhavn Hvedholm Hvidkilde Krengerup Lykkesholm Nyborg Rønninge Søgård Skovsbo South Jutland Augustenborg Engelsholm Gråsten Haderslevhus Nordborg Sandbjerg Schackenborg Sønderborg Castle Central Jutland Bygholm Clausholm Frijsenborg Gammel Estrup Hald Katholm Meilgaard Nørre Vosborg Rosenholm Skrøbelev Spøttrup Tjele Ulstrup North Jutland Aalborghus Børglum Dueholm Dronninglund Højrus Kongstedlund Kokkedal Odden Store Restrup Voergaard v t e Castles in Denmark Aalborghus Aalholm Amalienborg Borreby Castle Christiansborg Palace Clausholm Castle Copenhagen Castle Dragsholm Castle Dronninglund Castle Egeskov Castle Engelsholm Castle Frederiksborg Castle Gamleborg Gammel Estrup Manor Gammel Ryomgård Gavnø Gjorslev Haderslevhus Holckenhavn Castle Hvedholm Castle Jægerspris Castle Kalø Castle Katholm Castle Koldinghus Kongsgård Kronborg Lerchenborg Lilleborg, Bornholm Liselund Lykkesholm Castle Marienlyst Castle Meilgaard Castle Nordborg Castle Nykøbing Castle Rosenborg Castle Rosenholm Castle Schackenborg Castle Sønderborg Castle Valdemar's Castle Vallø Castle Voergaard Castle Vordingborg Castle Also See: Castles in Denmark Authority control databases VIAF --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gammel Estrup Manor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gammel_Estrup_Manor) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gammel_Estrup_Manor?action=history)). 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