The Royal Palaces Part 11 - Sweden

Chinoiserie and Rococo

On Queen Ulrik's birthday in 1753, her husband, King Adolf Fredrik, presented her with a surprise gift: a royal summer house in the park of  Drottningham. The original wooden pavilion was replaced
during the 1760's by the permqnent building which today contains one of Europe's finest examples of a Rococo is part of unesco's World Heritage programme.

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The Reign of  Karl X111

Rosenberg Palace was built for the Oxenstierna family in the early 17th century. In 1762 it was acquired by the Swedish state and became  one of the Royal Palaces.  The interiors in the state
rooms, mostly dating from the late 18th and  early 19th centuries, contain items relating to the war
between Sweden and Russia which began in 1788.

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Royal Summer Residence

Up until the 1950s Tullgarn served as one of the summer residences for the Swedish royal family.
The palace contains a number of the finest Gustavian (classical) interiors in the country.  There is a breakfast room in South German renaissance style and a hall which features a unique collection of Dutch tiles. Another room not to be missed is the King Gustaf v's splendid palace kitchen.

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The Renaissance Castle

Work began on Gripsholm Castle more than 450 years ago.  The building, with its imposing towers, contains 16th century interiors from the age of the Vasakings. There are also state apartments from the reign of Gustav 111's theatre and the Sweden's National Portrait Gallery.

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Ehrenstrahl's Paintings

Stromsholm Palace was designed by Nikodemus Tessin the Elder and built in the early's 1660's for the Dowager Queen Hedvig Eleonara.  A number of classical interiors were created for
Gustav 111's consort Queen Sofia Magdalena. The palace also includes a major collection of Swedish 17th century paintings, including david K Ehrenstrahl's celebrated paintings of the horses of
Karl X1's Life Guards. The upper floor houses a chapel built in the 1730's  Stromsholm is the centre
for Swedish equestrianism

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