Explore Drottningholm
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Drottningholm Palace stands on the island of Lovön in Lake Mälaren and was built from 1662 to designs by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder for the Dowager Queen Hedvig Eleonora. The royal family lives in the southern wing, while the state rooms, the Baroque garden and the park are open to visitors; the royal domain has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991.
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Stockholm Palace is the official residence of the Swedish monarch, standing in Gamla stan on the site of Tre Kronor Castle, which burned in 1697. Designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger and completed under Carl Hårleman in 1754, it holds the Royal Apartments, the Hall of State, the Treasury with the state regalia and the Museum Three Crowns.
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