Bornsminde Manor

Bornsminde Manor
Zemgale, Latvia
Type Manor

Bornsminde Manor is a manor house remodelled in Gothic revival style located in the historical region of Zemgale, in Latvia.

History

A one-storied stone building in Baroque style was built in the current location around 1763.[1] Between 1805 and 1806 the manor was rebuilt according to a design by architect Pietro Poncino in late Classicist style and became a two-storied building.[2] Around 1880 the manor house was rebuilt again and acquiring a fashionable Gothic revival look with a tower.[2] The building acquired its current appearance during the 1962 reconstruction, losing the façade decorations and interior finishing elements of the past.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.
  2. 1 2 3 Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. "Bornsmindes muiža". Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

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Coordinates: 56°24′45″N 24°06′24″E / 56.41250°N 24.10667°E / 56.41250; 24.10667

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