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Visiting the City
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Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing
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Castles, Palaces & Historic Buildings
Drottningholm
178 02
Brommaplan
+46 (0)8 402 6280
Fax: +46 (0)8 402 6281
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This Royal Palace is the private residence of the Swedish Royal Family. Built in the 17th century, it has magnificient vast gardens, court theatre and the Chinese pavilion. The palace was upgraded from a royal manor, which already existed during Gustav Vasa's time. Nicodemus Tessin designed it in 1662 for Queen Hedvig Eleonora. Now on the UNESCO World Heritage list, the palace got its name in the 1570s under King Johan III who had build it for Katarina Jagellonica. It was purchased by Queen Hedvig Eleonora in 1661 and was destroyed by fire the same year. Nicodemus Tessin completed the new palace and designed the French-inspired Baroque garden, which is still there. In 1744 Drottningholm Palace, was gifted as a wedding present to Princess Lovisa Ulrika of Prussia by King Fredrik I, upon her marriage to the Swedish heir apparent Adolf Fredrik. To reach the palace use the subway to Brommaplan and from there catch either bus no. 301, 323, 177 or 178.
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