en representationsbostad av europeiskt snitt
English translation: a stately home in European style
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| 4 | a stately home in European style |
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| 2 | a country residence of European standard |
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a stately home in European style Explanation: Taken into account that we are talking about Skokloster, a "stately home" seems to fit the context well. "av europeiskt snitt" refers to the style in which it was built. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stately_home |
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a country residence of European standard Explanation: See references below. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-27 14:10:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- English reference from Wikipedia, on Harpsund: Since May 22, 1953 Harpsund has been used as a country residence for the Prime Minister of Sweden. ... Some adjustments were made in the conditions of the donation, which states that, with the exception of the main building, the estate could be made available to governmental conferences. ... Camp David, country residence of the President of the United States Chequers, country residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harrington Lake, country residence of the Prime Minister of Canada Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpsund Swedish reference from Wikipedia, on Harpsund: Harpsundsnämnden har hand om driften av jord- och skogsbruket medan Statens fastighetsverk förvaltar representationsdelen av Harpsund, det vill säga huvudbyggnaderna, trädgården och parken. http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpsund From SFV, Sveriges Fastighetsverk, a Swedish government agency: Harpsund Representationsbostad för Sveriges statsminister Link: http://www.sfv.se/cms/sfv/vara_fastigheter/sverige/d_soderma... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-27 14:20:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Further Wikipedia references: Swedish: Carinhall eller Karinhall, strax norr om Berlin i Tyskland var Hermann Görings representationsbostad och lantegendom. Link: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carinhall English: Carinhall was the country residence of Hermann Göring, built on a large hunting estate northeast of Berlin in the Schorfheide forest between the Großdöllner See and the Wuckersee in the north of Brandenburg. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carinhall -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-27 14:40:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another reference on Skokloster, in English: Here at Skokloster, Carl Gustaf Wrangel – potentate, fashion freak and big spender – created a stately home of European style. Link: http://www.skoklostersslott.se/default.asp?id=1787&refid=254... "European style" may be preferrable to "European standard" for "europeiskt snitt". |
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