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Denmark has eleven sites inscribed on the list and a further six on the tentative list. Three sites, Kujataa, Aasivissuit – Nipisat, and Ilulissat Icefjord, are located in Greenland, which is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. [4] Eight sites in Denmark are cultural and three are natural. [2]
Most Gothic architecture in Denmark is found in churches and monasteries, though there are also examples in the secular field. Glimmingehus (1499–1506), a rectangular castle in Scania, was commissioned by the Danish nobleman Jens Holgersen Ulfstand who hired Adam van Düren , a North German master who also worked on Lund Cathedral .
As of 2024, Spain has 50 total sites inscribed on the list, which is the fifth largest number of sites per country, only behind Italy (60), China (59), Germany (54), and France (53). [5] Of these 50 sites, 44 are cultural, 4 are natural, and 2 are mixed (meeting both cultural and natural criteria), as determined by the organization's selection ...
Sources used to compile the list include an annual survey of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Park Service list of National Monuments, Patrimonio Nacional of Spain, and the Italian, French, and Russian Ministries of Culture.
Name Image Type Date Coordinates Notes Ref Aalholm: Manor house: 1918: Corselitze: Manor house: 1777: Neoclassical residence built by Johan Frederik Classen and designed by Andreas Kirkerup with an English landscape garden
Pages in category "Lists of buildings and structures in Denmark" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a consolidated list of castles and palaces in Denmark. The Danish word slot , like the word schloss in the related Germanic language — modern German — can mean either castle , a Country house or palace , in accordance with common English usage.
The castles in Spain were built mainly for the country's defense, particularly with respect to fortification. During the Middle Ages , northern Christian kingdoms had to secure their borders with their Muslim southern neighbours, thus forcing both Christian and Muslim kings to grant border fiefs to their liege noblemen so as to keep and ...