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Since the 17th century, firing a salute has been a military mark of honour. A twenty-one gun salute is fired on days such as The King's b...
Read moreRevival styles, historicism and eclecticism. The 19th century was a time of many stylistic shifts. From Empire, via Revival styles and Na...
Read moreThe Italian Renaissance and its Northern European counterpart differ in terms of their expressions. In many respects, the Renaissance in ...
Read moreThe strong contrasts and colour palette of the Empire style, its military symbolism and its expensive materials reflect European tastes d...
Read moreIn Sweden, the transition from Rococo to Gustavian style was a gradual development which, at the end of the century, culminated in Neocla...
Read moreWild animals are hiding in the large rooms of the palace. On the walls, on the ceilings, on objects and on furniture. Some are large, and...
TicketsThis activity trail turns a visit to the digital exhibition into a voyage of discovery. Animals and nature are common themes in Märta Måå...
TicketsCome on a virtual tour of the previous exhibition The Lilian Look, and see clothing fit for a princess up close. Click on the image above...
Read moreKing Gustav III's collection of ancient sculptures has an eventful history, including a volcanic eruption, degenerating excavations, inco...
Read moreSince 1873, the royal flag has been raised on the roof of the Royal Palace. The three-tailed flag which flies here is reserved for the Ro...
Read moreEvery Friday, all year round, around 80 clocks are wound at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. It is the Court Clockmaker Sophia Reuterdahl w...
Read moreMankind has built fireplaces for thousands of years, for heat, light and cooking. Fireplaces have long been at the heart of the home, inc...
TicketsA Royal family keeping up with the time. '200 years of Swedish History with the Bernadotte Dynasty' is a story told by Dick Harrison, Pro...
Read moreThe sculpture of Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, regarded as one of J.P. Molin's finest works, has returned to one of the Palace's unique f...
Read moreAfter 164 years at Slussen, the equestrian statue depicting Bernadotte's entry into Stockholm has a new home. And after many years, the s...
Read moreThe ticking of timepieces in room after room is symbolic of today’s living palace. Most of the clocks in the grand apartments of the Roya...
TicketsThe Baroque era was a time of magnificent fountains. Drottningholm’s baroque garden was no exception, but it would be almost three centur...
Read moreDownload the Royal Court’s app for the Royal Palaces, including information, images and videos about the palaces and our cultural heritag...
Read moreThe economic evolution. '200 years of Swedish History with the Bernadotte Dynasty' is a story told by Dick Harrison, Professor in history.
Read moreThe development of democracy. '200 years of Swedish History with the Bernadotte Dynasty' is a story told by Dick Harrison, Professor in h...
Read moreReforms. '200 years of Swedish History with the Bernadotte Dynasty' is a story told by Dick Harrison, Professor in history.
Read moreNeutrality and peace policy. '200 years of Swedish History with the Bernadotte Dynasty' is a story told by Dick Harrison, Professor in hi...
Read moreImmigration. '200 years of Swedish History with the Bernadotte Dynasty' is a story told by Dick Harrison, Professor in history.
Read moreKarl XIV Johan – the founder of modern Sweden. '200 years of Swedish History with the Bernadotte Dynasty' is a story told by Dick Harriso...
Read moreThe Bernadotte Library contains the royal book collection, approximately 100,000 books that have belonged to the Bernadotte kings and que...
Read moreThe Royal Palace of Stockholm has a history that stretches back more than a thousand years. From the Middle Ages to the present day. This...
TicketsKarl XI's Gallery is, perhaps, the most magnificent room in the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Anyone who has seen photographs of the Hall of...
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