Stockholm Palace

Stockholm Palace, also known as the Royal Palace, is the King's official residence and one of Europe's largest and most vibrant palaces. The palace is built in Baroque style and shaped like a Roman palace with over 600 rooms spread across eleven floors.

The palace was built after the earlier Renaissance palace Tre Kronor burned down in 1697. Architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger designed the new palace, which was completed in 1754. The facade facing the city houses the grand state rooms, while the smaller private rooms face the inner courtyard.

Today the palace is used for state ceremonies and representation. Here the King holds his council meetings and receives foreign ambassadors. The palace also houses the Treasury with the royal regalia, the Tre Kronor Museum about the palace's medieval history, and Gustav III's Museum of Antiquities.

Since 1981, the Royal Family has lived at Drottningholm, but Stockholm Palace remains the King's official workplace and Sweden's foremost symbol of the monarchy.