Strömsholm Palace, Royal palace in Hallstahammar Municipality, Sweden.
Strömsholm Palace is a Baroque royal residence on an island in the Kolbäcksån river at the west end of Lake Mälaren. Its central block is framed by four square corner towers, with a large domed tower on the park side. The pale yellow facade has white-framed windows and a steep dark roof topped by a cupola and lantern.
Queen Hedvig Eleonora commissioned architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder to build the residence between 1669 and 1674. It replaced an earlier fortress that had occupied the same site from the 1550s.
The Chinese dining room has fabric-covered walls with Chinese-style paintings by tapestry painter Lars Bolander. The queen's bedchamber shows Swedish interior design from the start of the Gustavian era. In the attic chapel, Daniel Stråhle built a ten-stop mechanical organ in 1740, paid for by Queen Ulrika Eleonora; Adrian Crispin Peterson designed its new facade in 1868.
The palace is open to visitors during the summer months, with guided tours offered to help explore the building. Groups can arrange special visits throughout the year for their needs.
The building houses a collection of 17th-century paintings that focus on royal horses and their importance. These works by artist David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl reveal details about court life through these animals.
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