Ulriksdal Palace, Royal palace in Solna Municipality, Sweden
Ulriksdal Palace is a royal palace on the banks of the Edsviken in Solna, begun in 1638–1645 for Jacob De la Gardie to designs by Hans Jacob Kristler. Its present exterior dates from the mid-18th century, when Carl Hårleman completed work begun by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and added one of Sweden's first mansard roofs. The main building has two storeys and an attic, with side wings extending toward the water.
The palace was built between 1638 and 1645 under commission from Jacob De la Gardie by architect Hans Jacob Kristler and was originally called Jacobsdal. Queen Hedvig Eleonora renamed it in 1684, giving it the name it carries today.
The Orangery Museum occupies the palace's late-17th-century greenhouse, designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. It displays part of the National Museum's sculpture collection, with works by Johan Tobias Sergel, Johan Niclas Byström and Carl Milles. The building's design later inspired the Stålboga music pavilion in 2005.
Guided tours run only in June to August; the rest of the year the state rooms are closed. The southern wing houses the Swedish headquarters of the WWF, so that part is not open to visitors. Since 2023 the palace park has hosted filming of the TV programme Hela Sverige bakar.
Confidencen began as a 1670s riding house and guesthouse; in 1753 Louisa Ulrika had Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz convert it into a Rococo theatre seating 200. Its table à confidence could be lowered through the floor to the basement to be set out of sight. Reopened in 1981, it is run by Kjerstin Dellert.
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