Admiralty House (Stockholm)
The Admiralty House (Swedish: Amiralitetshuset) is an Admiralty House on the islet Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Built in 1647-50 as the Admiralty Board moved over to Skeppsholmen, and probably designed by Louis Gillis, a Dutch architect operating in Stockholm since the 1620s, it was built in a Dutch Renaissance style with stepped gables, much like the present building, but the limestone portal is the only part remaining from this period. In 1680-1750 it was used as an archive, and then as a corn stable until 1794 when rebuilt as a barrack.
Still used as the latter, it was redesigned in 1844-46 by the architect Fredrik Blom as a Neo-Renaissance building with turrets added on the corners.
It was rebuilt in 1952 by to accommodate the Admiralty again, but today houses the Swedish Tourist Association (Svenska Turistföreningen, STF).[1][2][3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Skepps- och Kastellholmarna : Amiralitetshuset (Kasern 1)". Stockholm: Stockholms Sjögård. 2006-03-30. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- ^ Johan Mårtelius (1999). "Södra Innerstaden". Guide till Stockholms arkitektur (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Arkitektur förlag. p. 133. ISBN 91-86050-41-9.
- ^ "Amiralitetshuset på Skeppsholmen". Stockholm: Statens fastighetsverk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
External links[]
- Staffan Nilsson (2005-05-16). "Palatium Admiralitatis" (PDF). Stockholm: Statens fastighetsverk. Retrieved 2007-01-30.[dead link]
- Swedish Tourist Association - Official site
Coordinates: 59°19′32″N 18°04′53″E / 59.32556°N 18.08139°E
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