Ulriksdal Palace

Ulriksdal Palace (Swedish: Ulriksdals slott) is a royal palace situated on the banks of the Edsviken in the Royal National City Park in Solna Municipality, 6 km north of Stockholm. It was originally called Jakobsdal for its owner Jacob De la Gardie, who had it built by architect Hans Jacob Kristler in 1638–1645 as a country retreat. He later passed on to his son, Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, from whom it was purchased in 1669 by Queen Hedvig Eleonora of Sweden. The present design is mainly the work of architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and dates from the late 17th century.

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Ulriksdal Palace ranks #1,010 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #24 of the 205 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1645, it is older than 28% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,908 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. 32 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stockholm, 7 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.

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