The Royal Palace is located in Gammla Stan and was built between 1697 and 1754, on the same
spot where the medieval castle Tre Kronor was built. The Tre Kronor castle
burned down in May 1697 but they quickly built a new castle. The
Royal Palace has more than 600 rooms and counts 7 floors. It is one of the
largest palaces in Europe and is larger than Buckingham Palace in England.
The Royal Palace is the official residence of His Majesty the King of Sweden.
I went with a group of friends of a lovely
summer Saturday. It is absolutely
gorgeous with high painted ceilings and perfectly resorted antique armors, desks
and other furniture. The plaster work and
sculptures are amazing. There are large tapestries rugs hanging in many of the
rooms that also have been restored and are absolutely beautiful.
Here are a few pictures from the day. This is the Royal Chapel.
The ceiling in the Chapel
The pipe organ is beautiful
Entering the palace now, here is a throne.
Theses are examples of the clothing worn in the day.
I particularly liked this Armour with all the intricate detail. There were many others in the palace.
This is the palace courtyard.
We were late for the changing of the guard and it was very crowded so we didn't see much of it but this is the procession out of the yard after the guards had changed. There was a huge military presence for it, making sure everyone was contained where they out to be. I hope to go another day when I can see it all.
Guards and military on crowd control
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