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Rosendal Palace () is a Swedish palace
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Rosendal Palace () is a Swedish palace pavilion
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located on Djurgården
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, an island in central Stockholm
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. It was built between 1823 and 1827 for King Charles XIV John
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, the first Bernadotte king of Sweden
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. It was intended as an escape from the formalities of court life at the Royal Palace.
Rosendal Palace was largely designed by Fredrik Blom, one of the leading architects of the time, who received a royal commission to draw and build the palace building after the original buildings burned down. Fredrik August Lidströmer, Stockholm
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's City Architect from 1818 to 1824, had been King Charles XIV's primary architect at the construction of the original Rosendal Palace. After it burned down in 1819, Lidströmer also created the initial drawings for the replacement palace. These were then adapted and redrawn by Fredrik Blom, who had been an assistant to Jonas Lidströmer, father of Fredrik August Lidströmer. The Queen's Pavilion at Rosendal Palace (Swedish: ''Drottningpaviljongen'') and Guard's Cottage (Swedish: ''Vaktstugan'') remained entirely the work of Fredrik August Lidströmer.
The creation of the Rosendal Palace in the 1820s marked the beginning of the development of Djurgården into a stately residential area. When King Oscar II died in 1907, his heirs decided to make Rosendal Palace a museum of the Charles John period and of the life of Charles XIV John. This makes Rosendal Palace a unique documentation of the European Empire style
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, in Sweden also known as the Charles John style. The Charles John style remained popular in Scandinavia even as the Empire style disappeared in other parts of Europe.
The palace stands today largely as it did in Charles XIV John's lifetime. During the summer months the palace is open to visitors for guided tours. Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Varmland and his wife Princess Sofia
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lived at Rosendal Palace between 2015–2017 while their permanent home, Villa Solbacken, was being renovated.
See also
*Architecture of Stockholm
The architecture of Stockholm has a history that dates back to the 13th century, possibly even earlier. According to some sources, there might have been a simple defense structure, perhaps a small castle, on the northeast part of the island Stads ...
References
*Laine, Christian. ''Rosendals Slott, De Kungliga Slotten.'' Byggförlaget Kultur: 2003. .External links
Official Website
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