The Stockholm Palace (Swedish: Stockholms slott) is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch. (The private residence of the royal family is Drottningholm Palace). Stockholm Palace is located on Stadsholmen ("island of the city"), in the gamla stan (old town) of the capital, Stockholm. It neighbors the Riksdag, Sweden's parliament. // An official residence is the residence at which heads of state, heads of government, or other senior figures officially reside. ... The Royal Palaces in Sweden: The Royal Palace in Stockholm Drottningholm Palace Gripsholm Palace China Pavilion Rosendal Palace Rosersberg Palace Strömsholm Palace Tullgarn Palace Ulriksdal Palace The Royal Palaces are the property of The Crown, however there are also residences which are held privately by the king or the... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Drottningholm Palace. ... Stadsholmen is the historical name of an island in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. ... Panoramic view of Gamla stan from the harbor Gamla stan is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... The Old town in Stockholm from the air is the capital of Sweden, located on the south east coast of Sweden. ... The Riksdag or Sveriges Riksdag is the Parliament of Sweden. ... Insert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text here:This article is about the legislative institution. ...

The personal offices of the monarch (currently Carl XVI Gustaf) and the other members of the Swedish royal family, as well as the administrative offices of the Royal Court of Sweden, are located there. The palace is also used for representative purposes by the king while performing his duties as the head of state. Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus Bernadotte) (born April 30, 1946), styled His Majesty The King, is the King of Sweden. ... The Swedish Royal Family consists of a number of persons in the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden, who are entitled to royal titles, and some of which are performing various official engagements on behalf of the Royal Family and ceremonial duties of State. ... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ...

Stockholm Palace

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History

Royal Guards in front of the Royal Palace

The first building on this site was a fortress with a core tower built in the 13th century by Birger Jarl to defend Lake Mälaren. The fortress grew to a palace, named Tre Kronor ("Three Crowns") after the core towers' spire. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 637 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Stockholm Palace ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 637 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Stockholm Palace ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... The Eiffel Tower Fire-observation watchtower in Kostroma, Russia. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Birger jarl â–¶(?) (English: Earl Birger), full name Birger Magnusson of Bjälbo (1210 – October 21, 1266), was a Swedish statesman and the founder of Stockholm. ... Mälaren at dusk Mälaren is the third largest lake in Sweden, after lakes Vänern and Vättern. ... Tre kronor (Three Crowns) was the royal castle in Stockholm. ...

In the late 16th century, much work was done to transform the old fortress into a Renaissance-style palace under King John III. In 1690, it was decided to rebuild the palace in Baroque style after a design by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. In 1692, work began on the northern row. It was complete in 1697, but much of the palace burned to the ground following a fire on on May 7, 1697. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Renaissance Architecture: The cultural movement called the Renaissance (which literally means re-birth) was just that in architecture, a rebirth of the Roman traditions of design recognized by contemporaries in the term allAntica, in the Antique manner. It was expressed in a new emphasis on rational clarity and regularity... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... John III (Johan III) (December 23, 1537 - November 27, 1592) was King of Sweden from 1568 until his death. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint. ... Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654-1728), Swedish architect, son of Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. ... Events February 13 - Massacre of Glencoe March 1 - The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony with the charging of three women with witchcraft. ... Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ...

The palace was rebuilt, with half-round wings around the outer western courtyard finished in 1734, the palace church finished in the 1740s, and the exterior finished in 1754. The royal family moved to the palace with the southwest, southeast, and northeast wings finished. The northwest wing was finished in 1760. In the north, the Lejonbacken ("Lion's Slope") was built from 1824 to 1830. Its name comes from the lion sculptures that stand there. A court or courtyard is an enclosed area, often a space enclosed by a building that is open to the sky. ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... Church in Villach, Austria. ... Events and Trends The War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) rages. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... An Italian Futurist sculpture by Umberto Boccioni at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (MoMA). ...

The palace is guarded by the Högvakten, a royal guard of members of the Swedish Armed Forces. The guard dates back to the early 16th century. Royal Guards: Livgardet-cavalrymen in ceremony at the Royal Palace. ... A Royal Guard describes any group of military bodyguard or retainer responsible for the protection of a royal person, such as a King or Queen. ... The Swedish Armed Forces, or Försvarsmakten, is a Government agency responsible for the peacetime operation of the armed forces of Sweden. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

The palace today

The palace is built of brick, with midsections of the west, south, and east facades covered by sandstone. The roof slopes slightly inwards. The roof is covered with copper and is surrounded by a stone balustrade which stretched around the entire main building. Download high resolution version (2127x560, 251 KB)Panoramic Image of the Royal Palace in Stockholm (looking at yttre borggården). ... Download high resolution version (2127x560, 251 KB)Panoramic Image of the Royal Palace in Stockholm (looking at yttre borggården). ... A weathered brick wall. ... West facade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A facade (or façade) (Pronounced fa-sa-de) is generally the exterior of a building — especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ... Sandstone near Stadtroda, Germany Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... A roof tiled in imitation of thatch at Croyde, north Devon, England Rooftops in Vietnam Snow on the roof A roof is the top covering of a building that sheds rain or snow, keeping the building interior dry. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic brown Atomic mass 63. ... Sedimentary, volcanic, plutonic, metamorphic rock types of North America. ... Stairs, staircase, stairway, flight of stairs are all names for a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. ...

The palace has 609 rooms. The palace consists of four rows: western, southern, eastern, and northern. The southern facade represents the nation, the west facade represents the king, the east facade represents the queen, and the northern facade represents the common royal. From west to east the palace facade is 115 m (without wings); from north to south the palace facade is 120 m. These four rows surround the inner courtyard.

From the main buildings' corners, four wings strech out east and west. All wings are 48 m long and 16 m wide except the southwest wing which is only 11 m. The irregularity is hidden by two free-standing half-round wings that surround the outer courtyard. The Logården ("Lynx Yard") is a small garden between the southeast and northeast wing.

Interior

The western row

Two stairs up lie the guest apartments. In this row also lie the Order Rooms.

The eastern row

One stair down lies Livrustkammaren which contains old weapons and uniforms.

The northern row

In the northern row lie the king's and queen's suites (which contains bedchambers, wardrobes and anterooms). In the northern row also lies the Feast apartment which contains the ball room Vita Havet (the White Sea). In the same row also lies Karl XI:s galleri (Charles XI's gallery). On the bottom floor lies the exhibition part of the palace. One stair down lies Museum Tre Kronor, consists of the old palace's cellar. One stair up lies Konseljrummet (the Council Room). Charles XI (Karl XI) (November 24, 1655 – April 5, 1697) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death. ...

The southern row

One stair up lies Rikssalen and the Palace Church. Rikssalen is at the west and the Palace Church is at the east. One stair down lies Skattkammaren (the Treasure Chamber) which contains the Swedish crown jewels.

The northeast wing

In the northeast wing lies Gustav III's antikmuseum (museum of antiques). It contains ancient sculptures found in Italy. Gustav III (13 January 1746 (O.S.) (24 January 1746 (N.S.))–March 29, 1792) was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. ...

External link

• Official website