Discover with us interesting facts about the Drottningholm Palace.
The beautiful Drottningholm Palace, also called the Versailles of the North, is located about 12 km from the capital Stockholm. Construction started in the 16th century, and it is currently the private residence of the Swedish royal family. The rooms in the southern wing of the palace are reserved for this purpose. The rest of the palace and grounds are a popular tourist attraction, open to the public year-round.
The palace is one of the most stunning examples of an 18th-century Northern European royal residence inspired by magnificent French Architecture. Rooms full of marble sculptures, ceilings decorated with paintings by world-famous artists and walls with gilded decorations are a testament to the glory and power of the Swedish Monarch.
Outside of the main building, you can see one of the 50-60 soldiers who serve in the Swedish Royal Guards. They are also safeguarding the Royal Palace of Stockholm and have been protecting the Royal Family for nearly 500 years.
On the northern end of Drottningholm Palace is located Royal Chapel, completed in the 18th century. It is still used by the people of Lovön parish, who worship in the church on the last weekend of every month.
In the palace complex, you can find a historical theater, an opera house. It is one of the few 18th-century theaters in Europe still in use as a theater with its original stage apparatus, and its summer opera festivals are exceedingly popular.
If you are a lover of picturesque English parks or admire the perfect symmetry of Baroque gardens, Drottningholm Palace has both. The oldest part of the gardens was created at the end of the 17th century and is complemented by many fountains and beautiful marble and bronze sculptures.
On the grounds of the sprawling natural park is located the exotic Chinese Pavilion pleasure palace, originally built between 1753 and 1769. You can see here authentic hand-painted paper and silk wall hangings, lacquer screens, porcelain, and other decorative objects imported from China through the Swedish East Indian Company.
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26 авг 2024
