GREENLAND / POI 50
Photo: David Stanley
Hans Egede House
Greenland’s Oldest Standing Building
Built in 1728 for the Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede, this colonial home is the oldest building in Greenland and a symbol of the Christianization of the island. It’s preserved as a government reception house in Nuuk.
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