Drottningholm Palace Chapel, Church building at Drottningholm Palace, Sweden
Drottningholm Palace Chapel sits in the north round building of the palace complex and features a copper-clad cupola along with a Holy Communion altarpiece created by Georg Engelhardt Schröder. The interior combines classical architecture with religious craftsmanship.
Construction of the chapel, the north tower of Drottningholm Palace, began in 1696 on drawings by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, completed by his son Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. The building was finished in 1728, and Carl Hårleman led the interior work before the consecration in 1730. After a rebuilding in 1740 it was reconsecrated in May 1746, when Louise Ulrike of Prussia had already received the palace as a wedding gift on her marriage to Adolf Fredrik.
The chapel belongs to the Royal Court Administration but is used by Lovö Parish, which holds services on the last Sunday of each month. The pulpit cloth was embroidered by King Gustaf V, and the altarpiece was painted by court painter G. E. Schröder.
Regular services occur monthly on the last weekend, while concerts take place during summer and the Christmas season. Visitors should check ahead since exact timings vary by season and event schedule.
The chapel occupies the palace's north tower, and its south door leads straight into the palace. Two bells cast at the Meyerska foundry, Lillklockan (1662) and Storklockan (1699), hung in a bell tower on today's Teaterplanen until the 1760s, when they were moved to Flaggberget.
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