Frands Brockenhuus built the castle in 1554. It stands in a small lake with a maximum depth of 16 feet (5 m), on oak piles; a legend says an entire oak forest was needed, which gave Egeskov its name. The article names no architect.
The exterior is described as Late Gothic and the interior as Renaissance, and the article calls it Europe's best preserved Renaissance water castle. Two long buildings are joined by a double wall over 3 feet (1 m) thick, with two round corner towers, artillery ports, scalding holes and arrow slits. The bricks are oversized medieval ones. It has early indoor plumbing with vertical waste shafts.
The park covers 49 acres (20 hectares), with a Renaissance garden, a fuchsia garden with 104 species and four hedge mazes. Museums hold vintage cars, motorcycles and flying vehicles. Most of the castle is open to the public, except areas used by the owner.
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