Tullgarn Palace
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Type | Palace |
Location | Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County |
Country | Sweden |
Owner | Government of Sweden |
Tullgarn Palace (Swedish: Tullgarns slott) is a royal summer palace in the province of Södermanland, south of Stockholm, Sweden. Built in the 1720s,[1] the palace offers a mixture of rococo, Gustavian and Victorian styles. The interior design is regarded as one of Sweden's finest.
Tullgarn Palace is mainly associated with
History
In 1719, the old Renaissance castle from the late 16th century was demolished. The newly appointed
In 1772, Tullgarn was acquired by the crown and became a royal residence. Occupancy was granted to
After the death of Frederick Adolf, it was granted to his sister, Princess Sophia Albertina, who spent all her summers her until her death in 1829. The following year, it was granted to the heir to the throne, the future Oscar I of Sweden, and served as the summer residence of the Swedish royal court during his reign.
References
- ^ "Tullgarns slott". www.kungligaslotten.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Carl Forsstrand (in Swedish): Sophie Hagman och hennes samtida. Några anteckningar från det gustavianska Stockholm. (English: Sophie Hagman and her contemporaries. Notes from Stockholm during the Gustavian age") Second edition. Wahlström & Widstrand, Stockholm (1911)
- ^ The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Selassie vol I, p.xxiv
Literature
- ISBN 91-0-010577-5
External links
- Media related to Tullgarns slott at Wikimedia Commons
- The Royal Palaces: Tullgarn Palace