Ledaal

Ledaal is a manor house which is the official residence for the King of Norway in Stavanger, Norway.^[1]

Ledaal
General information
Town or city	Stavanger
Country	Norway
Construction started	1799
Completed	1803
Client	Gabriel Schanche Kielland

History

The manor house was built between 1799 and 1803. It was then owned by the merchant and leading citizen in Stavanger, Gabriel Schanche Kielland (1760-1821). He gave the estate its present name after the last letters of his and his wife's names: Gabriel Schanche Kielland, Johanna Margaretha Bull. Ledaal was bought by Stavanger Museum in 1936. The estate is today a royal residence, a museum and the representation building of Stavanger municipality.^[2][3]

In popular culture

In 1989 a painting of the residence was displayed at Nasjonalgalleriet as a part of the exhibition Kulturminner i norsk kunst. The painting was reviewed and commented during the opening day tour by King Olav V.^[4]