Royal Palace, Royal palace in Gamla stan, Sweden
The Stockholm Palace contains 1,430 rooms across eleven floors, with state apartments overlooking the city and residential spaces facing the inner courtyard.
After a fire destroyed the Tre Kronor Castle in 1697, architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger designed this Baroque palace, which was completed in 1760.
The Royal Treasury displays the Swedish crown jewels while Gustav III's Museum of Antiquities presents classical sculptures and artifacts from ancient civilizations.
Visitors can explore the Royal Apartments, three museums, and the Royal Chapel daily, with guided tours available in multiple languages throughout the year.
The palace requires continuous restoration work on its sandstone facades, with a comprehensive renovation project scheduled from 2011 to 2050.
Location: Stockholm
Inception: 1760
Architects: Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, Carl Hårleman
Architectural style: baroque architecture
Floors above the ground: 3
Part of: Crown palaces and castles in Sweden
Website: https://theroyalpalace.se
GPS coordinates: 59.32690,18.07035
Latest update: December 4, 2025 18:44
Stockholm has over 70 museums and cultural institutions spread between its medieval city center and its islands accessible within a few minutes by tram. The city has preserved its original buildings while developing modern exhibition spaces that cover a thousand years of Scandinavian history. Visitors can spend a day walking from the cobbled streets of Gamla Stan, lined with 17th-century merchant houses, to the contemporary galleries of Fotografiska housed in former port warehouses. The permanent collections cover diverse fields. The Vasa Museum displays a 69-meter (226 feet) warship recovered intact after three centuries underwater. The Royal Palace opens its state apartments and treasury to the public. Djurgården Island features several major sites, including Skansen open-air museum with 150 historic buildings from across Sweden, the Modern Art Museum with works by Dalí and Picasso, and ABBA The Museum dedicated to the band that sold 400 million records. The Nobel Museum chronicles the history of the Nobel Prize since 1901 with objects belonging to over 900 laureates.
These palaces serve as official seats for monarchs and presidents. The buildings combine historical architecture with political function and document the evolution of state power. The rooms and gardens showcase various architectural styles and political periods of their respective countries.
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Saint George and the Dragon in Storkyrkan
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Royal Armoury
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Indebetouska huset
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Järnpojke
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Royal Chapel
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Rikssalen
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Schlossplatz
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Mynttorget
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Obelisk at Slottsbacken
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Charles XIV Johns statue
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Prinsessan Sibyllas våning
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Festvåningen
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Museum Tre Kronor
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Prästgatan
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Treasury of Sweden
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Bernadotte Floor
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Gustav III's museum of antiquities
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Bollhustäppan
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Schlossgarten
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Hovförvaltningens hus
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Ordenssalarna
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Royal Palace Lions
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Kristina Gyllenstierna statue
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Logårdstrappan
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Högvaktsterrassen
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Statue of Olaus Petri
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