Svēte Manor
Svēte Manor (Latvian: Svētes muižas pils) is a manor house in Svēte parish in the historical region of Zemgale, in Latvia.
History
The manor was originally built around 1730, and extensively remodeled with new columns between 1774 and 1775 by architect Severin Jensen for use as a summer vacation residence by Duke Peter von Biron. The building was part of an army base between 1870 and 1993. It was further remodeled between 1876 and 1878 for military use.
See also
References
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- ^ Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. "Svete Manor". Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ (in Latvian)Svētes muiža
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