Bonde Palace

Coordinates: 59°19′34″N 18°03′59″E / 59.32611°N 18.06639°E / 59.32611; 18.06639
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The Palace of Bonde, situated right next to the House of Knights, is the current seat of the Supreme Court of Sweden.

The Bonde Palace (

Jean De la Vallée in 1662-1667 as the private residence of the Lord High Treasurer Gustaf Bonde (1620–1667) it still bears his name, while it accommodated the Stockholm Court House from the 18th century and since 1949 houses the Swedish Supreme Court.[1] On the south side of the building is the street Myntgatan and the square Riddarhustorget, while the alleys Riddarhusgränd and Rådhusgränd
are passing on its western and eastern sides.

History

South side of the palace in February 2007

The original design by

Stortorget, thus definitively ending the buildings history as a private palace.[2][3]

The flogging of Anckarström in front of the palace in 1792

The reconstruction following another fire in 1753 produced much of the present shape of the building; the design of

flogging of Jacob Johan Anckarström in 1792, and the mob beating of statesman Axel von Fersen the Younger to death in 1810.[2]

As the bridge Vasabron, extending the alley Riddarhusgränd between the Bonde Palace and the House Knights, was constructed in the 1870s, proposals were made to adapt the width of the narrow alley to that of the new bridge, plans effectively suggesting the demolition of the palace. The plans were, however, never carried through, and one of the bridge's roadways is forced to make a detour around the still intact palace.[4] During the 19th century, the building gradually failed to accommodate the court house, and as a new court house was finally built on Kungsholmen in 1915, the palace was to accommodate various municipal offices instead, the gradual decay that followed resulting in a second proposed demolition in 1920. The building was however restored in 1925, using the original white colour of the façades.[2]

In 1948, the building was transferred from the city to the state. A comprehensive restoration led by the architect

Swedish National Property Board (Statens Fastighetsverk).[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ a b c d "Bondeska palatset, Stockholm" (in Swedish). Statens Fastighetsverk. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
  3. ^
    Swedish Supreme Court. 2004-08-03. Archived from the original
    on 2005-04-08. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
  4. .

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