Sweden · 18th century
Ekholmen Castle (Swedish: Ekholmens slott) is a castle in Sweden. Ekholmen is located in Veckholm parish, south of Enköping near Norra Björkfjärden in Mälaren. Ekholmen has been known since 1369. The castle building was built in 1736-48 by architect Carl Hårleman. The main building was rebuilt in 1857 to the Renaissance style, four corner towers and the baroque curved gables were added. The restoration in 1857 was led by the architect Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander. The wings are older than the main building and belonged to a house that burned down in 1686, which was built by the heirs of Pontus De la Gardie, who received Ekholmen as a gift from Johan III in 1571. The architect was Jean de la Vallée.
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Ekholmen Castle ranks #6,915 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #192 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1736, it is older than 19% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Uppsala, 40 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
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