Ekholmen Castle, Manor house in Enköping Municipality, Sweden
Ekholmen Castle is a manor house standing south of Enköping near the shores of Mälaren lake. The structure features a Renaissance main building with four corner towers and curved Baroque gables, flanked by older wings from earlier construction periods.
The estate was first recorded in 1369 and existed for centuries before its major transformation. Between 1736 and 1748, architect Carl Hårleman rebuilt much of what visitors see today, with additional changes made in 1857 by Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander.
The building shows how different periods of Swedish architecture sit together in one place, with older sections standing beside later additions. Visitors walking through find themselves moving between centuries of construction and design choices.
The castle sits south of Enköping close to lake Mälaren and is easy to reach from town. Plan your visit during daylight to appreciate the building's exterior details and the landscape around it.
Some of the older wings we see today originally belonged to a different house that burned down in 1686, which was designed by architect Jean de la Vallée. That earlier building had been created for the heirs of Pontus De la Gardie before the present construction took over the site.
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