Ledaal is a

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...

which is the official residence for the

King of Norway The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingd ...

in Stavanger, Norway.

History

The manor house was built between 1799 and 1803. It was then owned by the merchant and leading citizen in Stavanger,

Gabriel Schanche Kielland Gabriel Schanche Kielland (4 March 1760 – 5 March 1821) was a businessman and ship owner in the city of Stavanger in Norway. In 1790 he took control of the family business ''Jacob Kielland & Søn'' and soon became one of the wealthiest and mos ...

(1760-1821). He gave the estate its present name after the last letters of his and his wife's names: Gabrie''l'' Schanch''e'' Kiellan''d'', Johann''a'' Margareth''a'' Bul''l''. Ledaal was bought by Stavanger Museum in 1936. The estate is today a royal residence, a museum and the representation building of Stavanger municipality.

In popular culture

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 Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Nor ...

References

External links

Ledaal - Stavanger Museum web site
{{Royal palaces in Norway Manor houses in Norway Buildings and structures in Stavanger Royal residences in Norway Museums in Stavanger Historic house museums in Norway