Schantzska huset, Apartment building at Stortorget 20, Stockholm, Sweden

Schantzska huset is a building at Stortorget 20 in Gamla stan, Stockholm, erected in 1650 and restored in 1905. Its stepped gable, of German-Dutch type known as the Nordic Renaissance style, is decorated with anchor scrolls and sculptural details. The limestone portal by Johan Wendelstam shows reclining Roman warriors dated 1650, and interiors date from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Schantzska huset was built in 1650 for Johan Eberhard Schantz, the royal secretary who gave it his name. It was restored in 1905. The limestone portal was carved by Johan Wendelstam in the same year, 1650.

The limestone portal was carved by Johan Wendelstam in 1650 with reclining Roman warriors. Above it runs a German inscription from Psalm 37:5, "Befiehl dem Herrn deine Wege und hoffe auf ihn, er wirds wohl machen" (Commit thy way unto the Lord). The house is named after its builder, royal secretary Johan Eberhard Schantz.

The building is located in Stockholm's Old Town and can be easily spotted from Stortorget square. Visitors can admire the facade and its details from street level while the residential building continues to function normally.

The 94 stones around the windows are said to recall the 94 people beheaded in the Stockholm Bloodbath of 1520, but this link has no historical basis. The tale likely arose from the building's 1650 construction and its proximity to the square where the executions took place.