Haga Palace, Royal palace in Solna Municipality, Sweden
Haga Palace is a pale cream, three-storey royal residence in Haga Park, Solna Municipality, Sweden. Its main block has a triangular pediment with a round window, and the central facade features a two-storey recessed portico with paired columns at ground level and a balcony railing above. Tall rectangular windows with grey-green shutters line the walls, and a lower wing extends to the right.
King Gustav IV Adolf commissioned architect Carl Christoffer Gjörwell to design the palace as a residence for the royal children. Construction began in May 1802, the exterior was largely complete by 1803, and interior work continued until late 1805. The family moved in two years later.
The palace was long called Drottningens paviljong, the Queen's Pavilion, and was intended as the "Barnens Palais" for Gustav IV Adolf's children. The king's sisters, born here, are known as Hagasessorna, and their playhouse in colony-cottage style still stands beside the palace; it is the only playhouse in Sweden protected as a state building monument.
The residence has been home to Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, and their children since 2010 and is not open for public tours. Visitors can view the exterior and surrounding parkland from Haga Park.
Between World War I and 1932, the building served as shelter for orphaned and homeless children. This unusual use turned the royal residence into a temporary children's home.
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