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Villa Lusthusporten, also called ''villa Wicanderska'', ''villa Brinckska'', and ''villa Liljevalchska'', is a 19th-century merchant's house on Djurgården road, north of
Villa Lusthusporten, also called ''villa Wicanderska'', ''villa Brinckska'', and ''villa Liljevalchska'', is a 19th-century merchant's house on Djurgården road, north of Djurgården
Djurgården ( or ) or, more officially, , is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum Skansen, the small resident ...
, in Stockholm
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.
History
Djurgården was originally an enclosed hunting area with entrances through multiple gates. In 1600 there was agazebo
A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal or Gun turret, turret-shaped, often built in a park, garden, or spacious public area. Some are used on occasions as bandstands.
In British English, the word is also used for a tent-like can ...
which gave its name to the nearby gateway. There was also an inn named 'Lusthusporten', but it was burned down in the 1869. In 1873 the trader Brink leased the land to architects Axel and Hjalmar Kumlien who built then a house on the site.
The small house was built in Italian style, forming the backbone of the existing house. During the great General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm (1897)
The General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm of 1897 () also known as Stockholm Exhibition or Stockholm World's Fair (''Stockholmsutställningen'') was a World's Fair staged in 1897 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Background
On December 16, 1 ...
, the villa was temporarily used as press office and police station.
The building was sold to the cork magnate Hjalmar Wicander in 1898 and he commissioned architect Carl Möller
Carl Oskar Möller, (20 April 1857 - 4 December 1933), was a Swedish architect and public official, since 1896 married to Dagmar Bosse. His most well-known works include St. John's Church in Stockholm, which opened in 1890. Möller was in his t ...
to remodel the house to its present appearance of a Baroque Revival architecture
The Baroque Revival, also known as Neo-Baroque (or Second Empire architecture in France and Wilhelminism in Germany), was an architectural style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term is used to describe architecture and architectu ...
with Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau ( ; ; ), Jugendstil and Sezessionstil in German, is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and ...
decor
Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. With a keen eye for detail and a creative flair, an interior d ...
considered fashion at the time. Later the site was reduced in favor of a public promenade and the villa fenced with an iron railing.
Museum
In 1940 Villa Lusthusporten was donated to the Nordic Museum Foundation when the Institute of Ethnology was established. The building is now a national monument.See also
*Architecture of Stockholm
The architecture of Stockholm has a history that dates back to the 13th century, possibly even earlier. According to some sources, there might have been a simple defense structure, perhaps a small castle, on the northeast part of the island Stads ...
References
External links
* Landmarks in Sweden Baroque architecture in Sweden Baroque Revival architecture Art Nouveau architecture in Stockholm Art Nouveau houses Listed buildings in Stockholm 1873 establishments in Sweden 19th-century establishments in Stockholm Hjalmar Kumlien buildings {{Sweden-museum-stub