Old Parliament House, Stockholm
Old Parliament House | |
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Gamla riksdagshuset | |
Riksdagen (Swedish Parliament) | |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Johan Fredrik Åbom |
The Old Parliament House (
Parliament of Sweden (Riksdag), located at Birger Jarls torg, on the Riddarholmen (island), in central Stockholm. It was used until January 1905, when the building on Helgeandsholmen was inaugurated.[1]
History
The Old Parliament House was the seat of:
- the Riksdag of the Estates from 1833 to 1866
- the bicameral Riksdag from 1866 to 1905.
An additional section on the seaside was designed in 1911 by Aron Johansson, in the National Romantic style.
See also
- Architecture of Stockholm
- History of the Riksdag
- House of the Estates
- Parliament House, Stockholm — housing the Swedish Parliament since 1910.
References
- ^ Juraj Ország (22 June 2018). "Old Parliament House". Local Sweden. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links
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