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Rolf Viggo de Neergaard took over the property from his parents in 1866, but due to fungal attacks on the timber, the only 26-year-old building had to be demolished.

The current building was built from 1868-69 to the design of his cousin architect J. G. [[J.G. zinn|Zinn]] who has also designed several buildings at the [[Holmen, Copenhagen|Holmen Naval Base]] in [[Copenhagen]].

===Artist's retreat===

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==Interior==

[[File:Fuglsang - Agnethestuen ceiling.png|thumb|The Agnethe and the Merman ceiling]]

The music room, alsois very large and known asfor its exceptional acoustics. Next to it, the Agnethe Room (Danish: Agnethestuen), features a fresco representing a scene from the Danish folk tale [[Agnethe of Havmanden|Agnethe and the Merman]]. The painting was created by the painter Axel Viggo [[Wørmer]].

VørnerWørmer has also created the [[Pompeian Styles|Pompeian]] decorations in the Fuglsang's library. The library is the former billiard room. The billiard table is now located in the [[Prime Minister of Denmark|Prime Minister]]'s summer residence [[Marienborg]].

==Today==