This combination of royal residence, workplace and
culture-historical monument open year round to visitors
makes the Royal Palace of Stockholm unique amongst
Europe's royal residences.
The palace is built in baroque style by the architect
Nicodemus Tessin and is formed as a Roman palace. The
palace has more than 600 rooms divided between eleven
floors with a state apartment facing the city and smaller
living rooms facing the inner courtyard.
The palace contains many interesting things to see. In
addition to the Royal Apartments there are three museums
steeped in regal history: the Treasury with the regalia, the
Tre Kronor Museum that portrays the palaces medieval
history and Gustav III's Museum of Antiquities.
The Royal Apartments at the Palace are a collective name
for the magnificent state rooms that are used at The King
- 0 Queen's
3 -
and
receptions. Discover the rooms on your own or
join the guided tours.
There is a banquet hall used at gala dinners, cabinet
meetings, and parliamentary evenings. There is also a
guest apartment used as a guest residence for foreign
dignitaries on official state visits. The Bernadotte rooms
are used at medal presentations and formal audiences.
The well-preserved interior provides historical insight
from the 1700s and onwards, where each monarch has left
traces of his time. Here you can see Gustav III's state
bedchamber, Oskar II's writing room and the most recently
decorated room - King Carl Gustaf's Jubilee Room.
The Royal apartments also include the Hall of State with
Queen Kristina's silver throne as well as the Apartments of
the Orders of Chivalry, which houses a permanent
collection of the regal orders.