Old Parliament House, Stockholm
Old Parliament House Gamla riksdagshuset | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Stockholm |
Country | Sweden |
Construction started | 1833 |
Completed | 1833 |
Client | Riksdagen (Swedish Parliament) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Johan Fredrik Åbom |
The Old Parliament House (Swedish: Gamla riksdagshuset), is the former seat of the Parliament of Sweden (Riksdag). It was used until January 1905, when the building on Helgeandsholmen was inaugurated.[1]
It is located at Birger Jarls torg, on the Riddarholmen (island), in central Stockholm.
History[]
The Old Parliament House was the seat of:
- the Riksdag of the Estates from 1833 to 1866
- the bicameral Riksdag from 1866 to 1905.
An additional section on the seaside was designed in 1911 by , in the National Romantic style.
See also[]
- Architecture of Stockholm
- History of the Riksdag
- House of the Estates
- Parliament House, Stockholm — housing the Swedish Parliament since 1910.
References[]
- ^ Juraj Ország (22 June 2018). "Old Parliament House". Local Sweden. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links[]
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Coordinates: 59°19′26.29″N 18°3′54.38″E / 59.3239694°N 18.0651056°E
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Stockholm
- Government buildings in Sweden
- Legislative buildings in Europe
- Former seats of national legislatures
- Historic sites in Sweden
- National Romantic architecture in Sweden
- Art Nouveau architecture in Stockholm
- Art Nouveau government buildings
- Government buildings completed in 1833
- Government buildings completed in 1911
- 1911 establishments in Sweden
- 1833 establishments in Sweden
- Palaces in Sweden