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Bäckaskog, Skåne, Sweden
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Two older views of Backaskog
(Photo credit: R.D. Norbert Backmund, O.Praem, in the 1950s) |
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(Photo credit: R.D. Norbert Backmund, O.Praem, in the 1950s) | |
This is a view of Bäckaskog from the parking area. The main entryway is seen at right, framed in red. |
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Interior castle garden area. | |
Another view of the main castle buildings from inside the garden area. | |
Remnants of the castle chapel, which MAY be on the site of the former Cloister Church. | |
Another view of the castle chapel. | |
Shrine within the castle chapel. | |
Cloister area / garden. | |
Cloister area / garden. | |
Some very old buildings remain and were incorporated into the castle post-Reformation. | |
A view of the side gate from what was the Cloister garden area. The castle chapel is to the right (red brick building). | |
Wider view of the Cloister garden area. The castle now is used as a Conference Center. | |
View of the side gate area from the outside. | |
One of the two lakes which virtually surround Bäckaskog. This site is situated on a very narrow finger of land between the two lakes. | |
Not far from Bäckaskog, and dating back to the mid 12th century, is Gualöv parish church. Many Romanesque elements remain to this parish church, and it almost certainly was a parish of Bäckaskog. | |
You can clearly see on this photo of Gualöv -- taken on the other side from the photo above -- some of the original Romanesque (unpainted) elements of the church. | |
Here you can see some of the "Danish-style" additions to Gualöv made post-Reformation. | |
Another view of the Romanesque apse of Gualöv. | |
A closer view of the apse at Gualöv. | |
Another view, looking toward the bell tower of the Gualöv parish church. | |
You can clearly see where additions were made to this church, without any reference to or concern about "cutting off" previous Romanesque elements of the Gualöv parish church. | |
Another view of the apse, at right, altar area (dark roof) and beginning of the nave (green roof) at Gualöv parish. |