Giesegaard

Giesegaard
Vintage photo of the main building
General information
Architectural styleHistoricism
LocationRingsted Municipality, Denmark
Coordinates55°25′3.19″N 11°56′11.09″E / 55.4175528°N 11.9364139°E / 55.4175528; 11.9364139
Construction started1750
Renovated1873, 1904
OwnerMichael Brockenhuus-Schack

Giesegaard is a manor house and estate located in Ringsted Municipality, Denmark. The estate has been owned by members of the Schack/Brockenhuus-Schack family since 1736 and is currently owned by Michael Brockenhuus-Schack.

The oldest part of the main building was constructed in 1751 for Countess Anna Sophie Schack. It was expanded with an additional storey in 1847 and underwent further renovations in 1873 and 1904. The manor now appears as a two-story, white-plastered building featuring two octagonal towers and black-glazed tile roofs.

The estate covers 3,115 hectares of land.