Ulriksdal Palace (Swedish: Ulriksdals slott), is a royal palace situated on the banks of Lake Edsviken in the National City Park in Solna, 6 km north of Stockholm. A Mansard or Mansard roof in Architecture refers to a style of Hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its four sides with the lower slope being Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Solna may refer to Solna Bangladesh Solna Poland Solna Municipality, Sweden ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the It was originally called Jakobsdal, after its owner Jacob De La Gardie who had it built by architect Hans Jacob Kristler in 1643-1645 as a country retreat. Field Marshal and Count Jacob Pontusson De la Gardie ( Reval, 20 June 1583 - Stockholm, 22 August 1652) was a Statesman An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction He later passed on to his son, Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, from whom it was purchased in 1669 by Queen Hedvig Eleonora. Count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622-1686 Swedish statesman Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (23 October 1636 &ndash 24 November 1715 was the queen consort of King Charles X of Sweden and Queen mother of The present design is mainly the work of architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and dates from the late 17th century. Nicodemus Tessin the Elder (Nicodemus Tessin den äldre (born 1615 in Stralsund; died 1681 in Stockholm) was an important Swedish Architect.
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Hedvig Eleonora had grand plans for the palace and renamed it in 1684 Ulriksdal after its intended future owner, her grandson Prince Ulrik. The prince, however, died at the age of one and Hedvig Eleonora kept the palace until her death in 1715 when the property was transferred to the crown for King Frederick I's disposal. Frederick I (Fredrik I ( 23 April 1676 – 25 March 1751) was King of Sweden from 1720 and Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Several drawings by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder show a stately palace, three storeys high, with a lantern roof, furnished attic, and side wings extending the lakeside façade. Implementation of Tessin's designs began under Hedvig Eleonora in the 1670s, but was halted around 1690 due to financial problems.
When building work eventually resumed by King Frederick I in the 1720s, the palace architect Carl Hårleman had different ideas than Tessin the Elder. Baron Carl Hårleman ( 27 August 1700 &ndash 9 February 1753) was a Swedish 18th century Architect. Among the features incorporated by Hårleman was one of the first mansard roofs in Sweden. A Mansard or Mansard roof in Architecture refers to a style of Hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its four sides with the lower slope being In the mid 18th century, the palace was occupied by King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika. Adolf Frederick (Adolf Fredrik ( 14 May 1710 – 12 February 1771) was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death Louisa Ulrika of Prussia ( Swedish: Lovisa Ulrika; German: Luise Ulrike) (1720&mdash1782 was a Swedish Queen Queen consort of Sweden The Queen set up a theatre here, today called the Confidencen.
Relatively little survives of the 18th century interiors, since Ulriksdal served as a veterans' hospital from 1822 to 1849. The hospital was established by King Charles XIV John for veterans of the Russo-Swedish War of 1808-1809. Charles XIV John ( Karl XIV Johan) born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later renamed Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (26 January 1763 &ndash 8 March 1844 The Finnish War was fought between Sweden and Russia from February 1808 to September 1809 The palace was therefore almost empty when it was acquired in 1856 by Prince Charles, later King Charles XV. Biography He was born in Stockholm Palace and dubbed Duke of Skåne at birth With the aid of architect Fredrik Willhelm Scholander and through extensive purchases of antiques, Prince Charles was able to design and furnish the palace at his own taste. Many of these furnishings are still on display.
In 1923, Prince Gustav Adolf, the future King Gustaf VI Adolf married Louise Mountbatten. Biography Louise was born "Her Serene Highness Princess Louise of Battenberg " at Heiligenberg Palace in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Ulriksdal became to be closely associated with the royal couple. During their time, the former knights' hall was turned into a living room with furniture designed by designer Carl Malmsten.
The palace has been open to the public since 1986. The original furnishings have been relocated to the preserved rooms and parts of the former living quarters are used to exhibit items from Gustaf VI Adolf's art and crafts collection as well as Gustaf V's silver collection.
Outbuildings
The Palace Theatre, the Confidencen, is situated in a building from the 1670s which was originally used as a horse riding house and later a guesthouse. Confidencen, or Ulriksdals slottsteater (Ulriksdal Palace Theatre; is a Swedish opera stage In 1753, Queen Louisa Ulrika commissioned architect Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz to convert the building into a theatre. Louisa Ulrika of Prussia ( Swedish: Lovisa Ulrika; German: Luise Ulrike) (1720&mdash1782 was a Swedish Queen Queen consort of Sweden It was built in Rococo style, seats 200 spectators and has a table à confidence, a table which can be lowered through the floor to the basement to be set. Rococo is a style of 18th century French art and Interior design. The Confidencen is today the oldest Rococo theatre in Sweden.
Ulriksdal Palace had in the palace's northern wing originally a chapel, built in 1662 by architect Jean de la Vallée. Jean De la Vallée (1620&ndash March 12, 1696) was a French -born Architect, who lived and worked in Sweden. The chapel was torn down during Gustav III's renovation of the palace in 1774. Gustav III ( – 29 March 1792) was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death The present chapel was designed by architect Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander and was built in 1864-1865 in the Palace garden, in Dutch new Renaissance style with a certain influences from Venice.
Next to the palace is the greenhouse, today the Orangery Museum. The Orangery was built at the end of the 1600s by architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. Count Nicodemus Tessin the Younger ( May 23 1654 - April 10 1728) was a Swedish Baroque Architect Despite a number of later changes, Tessin's architecture still dominates the Orangery, which houses parts of the National Museum's sculpture collection, including works by the sculptors Johan Tobias Sergel and Carl Milles. Nationalmuseum ( Swedish: "National Museum" is the national gallery of Sweden, located on the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm Johan Tobias Sergel ( September 7, 1740 - February 26, 1814) Swedish sculptor was born in Stockholm. Carl Milles, born Carl Emil Wilhelm Andersson son of lieutenant Emil "Mille" Andersson and his wife Walborg Tisell, ( June 23 1875
References
- (Swedish) Nordisk familjebok (Nordic familybook), Stockholm : Gernandts boktryckeri-aktiebolag, Vol. Nordisk familjebok (en Nordic familybook is a Swedish Encyclopedia, published between 1876 and 1957 No. 16, 1869.
- (Swedish) Bedoire, Fredric (2006). Svenska slott och herrgårdar (Swedish Palaces and Manors). Stockholm: Bonnier. ISBN 91-0-010577-5.
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