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1 Drottningholm

With its palace, theatre, park and Chinese Pavilion, the whole
of Drottningholm has been included in UNESCO’s World
Heritage list. The royal palace on the island of Lovön
emerged in its present form towards the end of the 17th
century, and was one of the most lavish buildings of its era.
Contemporary Italian and French architecture inspired
Tessin the Elder (1615–81) in his design, which was also
intended to glorify royal power. The project was completed
by Tessin the Younger, while 18th-century architects like Carl
Hårleman and Jean Eric Rehn put the finishing touches to Baroque Garden
the interiors. The Royal Family uses part of the palace as its The bronze statue of Hercules
private residence. (1620s) by the Dutch Renais sance
sculptor Adrian de Vries adorns
the parterre in the palace’s
Baroque Gardens.

The Upper South
Bodyguard Room
This ante-room to the State
Room, used for ceremonial
occasions, was decorated
with stucco works by
Giovanni and Carlo Carove,
and ceiling paintings by
Johan Sylvius.

KEY
1 Apartments of the Royal Family
2 Writing Table by Georg Haupt
in the Queen’s Room is a masterpiece
(1770) commissioned by King Adolf
Fredrik as a gift to Queen Lovisa
Ulrika. Textiles for the walls and
furnishings date from the 1970s.
3 The Palace Church in the
northern cupola was com pleted by
Hårleman in the 1720s.

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