Vemmetofte

Vemmetofte Convent
Vemmetofte
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General information
Architectural styleBaroque (1721)
Historicism
Town or cityVemmetofte, Faxe Municipality
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°15′19″N 12°13′33″E / 55.2553°N 12.2259°E / 55.2553; 12.2259
Construction started1500
Completed1714–21 and 1907
ClientPrince Charles of Denmark (1719s expansion)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Johan Conrad Ernst
Axel Berg

Vemmetofte Convent (Danish: Vemmetofte Adelige Jomfrukloster, Vemmetofte Kloster) is a former manor house in Faxe Municipality south of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was turned into a convent by Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark in 1735. Since 1975 it has provided housing available to the general public.


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