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. Queen Lovisa VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Ulrika’s Library
The Queen commissioned Practical Information
Jean Eric Rehn (1717–93) 10 km (6 miles) W of Stockholm.
to decorate this splendid Palace: Tel 08-402 62 80.
library, which illustrates Open Apr: 11am–3:30pm daily;
her influence on art and May–Sep: 10am–4:30pm daily;
science in Sweden in the Oct: 11am–3:30pm Fri–Sun; Nov–
18th century. Mar: noon–3:30pm Sat & Sun.
Closed 14–30 Dec. & 8 = ^
Chinese Pavilion: Open May–Aug:
11am–4:30pm daily; Sep: noon–
3:30pm daily. & 8 ^
∑ royalcourt.se
Transport
 Brommaplan, then bus 301 or
302. 4 late Mar–Oct.

Entrance

. Queen Hedvig Eleonora’s
State Bedroom
Morning receptions (“levées”) were held
in this lavish Baroque room designed by
Tessin the Elder. It took about 15 years
for Sweden’s foremost artists and
craftsmen to decorate the room, which
was completed in 1683.

. Staircase
Trompe-l’oeil paintings by Johan Sylvius adorn
the walls, giving the impression that the
already spacious interior stretches further
into the palace.

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