Dicksonska palatset, 19th-century mansion at Parkgatan, Gothenburg, Sweden
Dicksonska palatset is a three-story mansion built in Florentine Neo-Renaissance style at the intersection of Södra Vägen and Nya Allén in Gothenburg. The building features ornate exterior details and spacious interiors with high ceilings and elaborate decorative elements throughout its rooms.
The residence was built from 1859 to 1862 for Baron Oscar Dickson, with English architect William Allen Boulnois designing it and Philip Jacob Rapp as builder. The site had earlier held the Hallska barracks, erected for people left homeless by the city fire of 1804. Dickson lived here until his death in 1897; his wife Marika then owned it until 1917, followed by their son Osborn until 1921.
The palace served as the Margareta School from 1923, providing culinary education and operating a restaurant that charged 1.25 kronor for dinner during the 1920s.
The two lower floors are used for restaurant and event activities after the 2022–2023 refurbishment by F O Peterson & Söner, which recreated the orangery with new glass partitions and a glass roof matching its original look. The building is managed by Higab and sits at Parkgatan 2, at the corner of Södra Vägen and Nya Allén.
King Karl XV inspected the house and was visibly annoyed by its luxury, according to notes by his court marshal; among the features that provoked him was a water closet. The stucco reliefs in the great salon were made by the Italian Bellini, and its floor of Lebanese cedar was laid in a star pattern.
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