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The Stockholm Palace is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch. Stockholm Palace is located on Stadsholmen ("city island"), in Gamla Stan (the old town) in the capital, Stockholm.
The offices of the monarch (King Carl XVI Gustaf) and the other members of the Swedish Royal Family as well as the offices of the Royal Court of Sweden are located there. The palace is used for representative purposes by the King whilst performing his duties as the head of state.
The Palace was rebuilt in 1690, in Baroque style by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger
Bonde Palace. The original design, based on French Baroque and Renaissance prototypes, was H-shaped in plan, the planned two southern wings flanking a main court, while the northern wings surrounded a small Baroque garden. The reconstruction following a fire in 1753 produced much of the present shape of the building.
Steeple: Tyska kyrkan (German church — named for standing in the centre of a neighbourhood that in the Middle Ages was dominated by Germans).
The church was built around 1580, but the brick steeple and the copper covered spire with Neogothic gargoyles were completed in 1878.
Even though gargoyles, featuring grotesque animals, were indeed unusual in Swedish architectural history, today they are recognized as 'natural features' of the old town.
Baroque and Gothic Revival.
Stockholm, 2002
Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects
Built in: 2006 – 2008
Builder: Skanska Öresund AB
Facts
Area: 10,000 m²
Engineer: Skanska
Competition: 2003, 1st prize in invited competition
Landscape Architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects
Description
The new District Court, which also acts as the Court of Appeal for Skåne and Blekinge, constitutes a fulcrum for the surrounding characteristic and highly disparate sites. The building’s form reflects the contours of the terrain and cuts a crisp, self-assured profile in relation to its surroundings: water and green areas.
Source: Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects
Yasuragi, A Japanese themed hotel just outside of Stockholm.
Just before bedtime, the whole place is rather empty.
Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects
Built in: 2006 – 2008
Builder: Skanska Öresund AB
Facts
Area: 10,000 m²
Engineer: Skanska
Competition: 2003, 1st prize in invited competition
Landscape Architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects
Description
The new District Court, which also acts as the Court of Appeal for Skåne and Blekinge, constitutes a fulcrum for the surrounding characteristic and highly disparate sites. The building’s form reflects the contours of the terrain and cuts a crisp, self-assured profile in relation to its surroundings: water and green areas.
Source: Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects
Ceiling with clouds in a meeting hall in Stockholm City Hall.
Building constructed 1911-1923. Architect: Ragnar Östberg (1866-1945).
Tak med moln i Rådssalen, Stadshuset, Stockholm, Sweden.