Sweden · 17th century
Fredrikshovs slott ranks #7,184 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #197 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded c. 1665, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 30 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stockholm, 1 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Fredrikshovs slott is a former magnificent building in the Stockholm district of Östermalm, of which today only a side wing still exists.
The southern wing was built in the 1660s to plans by Jean de la Vallée. In 1731 the building was extended on the orders of Frederick I with a new main building to designs by Carl Hårleman. The king used the palace during his hunting excursions in the Djurgården area. Later he gave the building to Countess of the Realm Hedvig Taube. Queen Louisa Ulrika commissioned the architect Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz to build a further wing, which was erected between 1772 and 1774. As a widow she had moved reluctantly to Fredrikshov. After Louisa Ulrika's death in 1782 the good times for Fredrikshov were over; the royal furnishings were removed and the main building was demolished in 1895, since space was needed for new streets and residential quarters.
In the meantime the building was used as a prison and arms depot (1793–1802). It was also a barracks for the royal life guard (Svea Livgarde) and a military school. Since 1993 the surviving part of the building has housed a free school run by the Carpe Diem foundation. In 1999 the building was placed under state protection as a byggnadsminne.
Machine-translated from “Schloss Fredrikshov” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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