Kristineberg Palace, 18th century palace in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
Kristineberg Palace is a school building in the Kungsholmen district of Stockholm, originally built as a private manor in the 18th century. It is a two-story structure with a symmetrical facade, large windows, and a garden on the grounds.
The building was erected in the mid-1700s for a wealthy merchant and changed hands several times during the 1800s. By the 1920s it had been converted into a school as Kungsholmen grew into a denser urban district.
Kristineberg is one of the few places in Stockholm where a building from the 1700s is used daily by schoolchildren. Visitors walking past can see a facade from another era while, behind it, an ordinary school day takes place.
Since the building operates as an active primary school, parts of the grounds are not open to the general public. The facade and the exterior areas are clearly visible from the street and can be seen without entering the property.
Although the building looks like a noble palace from the outside, it was never home to Swedish nobility and was built by a merchant. The word palace in its name refers to the architectural style rather than to who lived there.
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