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On a beautiful summer's day, 28 June 1909, world history came to Tullgarn. The Russian Tsar Nicholas II's 112 metre yacht Standart, richl...
Read moreThe popular Crown Princess Margareta made a strong impression on Sweden. She was a pioneer within many areas, and changed both contempora...
Read more1915 saw the publication of a ground-breaking new book about garden design in Sweden, written in an unusually modest, personal style. The...
Read moreSince 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...
Read moreCome 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...
Read moreIn seven episodes, Professor in history Dick Harrison describes how Sweden has developed in the last 200 years, along with the Royal dyna...
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...
Read moreThe Baroque era was a time of magnificent fountains. Drottningholm’s baroque garden was no exception, but it would be almost three centur...
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...
Read moreKarl XI's Gallery is, perhaps, the most magnificent room in the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Anyone who has seen photographs of the Hall of...
Read moreVisit the exhibition 'Daisy: Crown Princess Margareta' from the comfort of your own home. Step into her apartment at the Royal Palace and...
Read moreUlriksdal Palace, with its beautiful location, was due to become Crown Princess Margareta and Gustaf Adolf's home. But things did not wor...
Read more1915 saw the publication of a ground-breaking new book about garden design in Sweden, written in an unusually modest, personal style. The...
Read moreThe popular Crown Princess Margareta made a strong impression on Sweden. She was a pioneer within many areas, and changed both contempora...
Read more"Over the centuries, clocks have played an important role here at the palace – both for keeping time and as decorative objects. Not only ...
Read more"I was on my way to meet my future father-in-law to ask for Sofia's hand in marriage. It was the most significant journey of my life."
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