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their beauty has vanished or 
been destroyed, and their fur- 
nishings have been scattered 
to the winds. Liselund, alone, 
remains unchanged and un¬ 
spoiled, commemorating all 
that is most distinctive and 
fine in neo-Classicism. The 
charm which Liselund casts 
is felt throughout Denmark. 
Its influence has created a 
special style, its decorations 
and furnishings have been 
copied, and several of our 
best known artists, among others G. Achen and P. listed, have found 
inspiration in its walls. 
Reverence for the past and the peculiar circumstances of owner¬ 
ship are responsible for preserving Liselund unchanged. After Cal¬ 
mette’s death in 1803, his son inherited the place. After his death, 
again, his widow continued to live there for fifty-seven years and died 
in 1877, the last of the name. In oldfashioned, unostentatious forms, 
this aristocratic gentlewoman held court in the lovely, light rooms and 
received in 1861 Prince Vilhelm of Denmark, later King George of 
Greece, as he, then a cadet under Admiral St. A. Bille, lay at anchor 
off Liselund. 
Liselund’s idyllic atmosphere breathes also in the monuments 
and accessories still existing in the park and garden, which satisfied 
all the requirements of those days. Close to the little castle is an 
Elisabeth and Antoine Calmette 
