Stockholm Palace
The Stockholm Palace (Swedish: Stockholms slott) is the royal castle in Stockholm in Sweden. It was built in the 18th century, after a fire in 1697 destroyed the old castle Tre Kronor.
| Stockholm Palace | |
|---|---|
| Kungliga slottet | |
 The Royal Palace in Stockholm. | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Country | Sweden |
| Construction started | 1697 |
| Completed | 1760 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Nicodemus Tessin the Younger Carl Hårleman |
Stockholm Palace Media
De la Vallée's suggestion from 1654
Tessin the Younger's adaptation of the city area west of the palace in the 1650s and 1690s
The northern row with the planned Lejonbacken before the fire in 1697.From the Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna. 
Nicodemus Tessin the Younger's drawing for the central part of the northern facade, circa 1690
Titel *Delineatio Templi et magnificentia et mira operis elegantia conspicui, Anno 1694 a Potentissimo Rege Carolo XI, sumtu insigni, in Holmensi Arce adornati *Titel i översättning Avbildning av den praktfulla och vackert utsmyckade kyrkan i Stockholms slott, inredd med mycken bekostnad år 1694 av den stormäktige konungen Karl XI
Tessin's sketch for the Royal Chapel, 1698
Tessin's finished plan, 1697
The palace in September 2014, built according to Tessin's plan.
Tessin's cross-section of the southern row with the Hall of State to the left and the Royal Chapel to the right, circa 1700
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2014-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
Media related to Royal Palace, Stockholm at Wikimedia Commons
