Vadstena Castle - Citizendia

Building information
Vadstena Castle
Front view of the castle
Town	Vadstena
Country	Sweden
Architect	Arendt de Roy, Hans Flemming
Construction start date	1545
Completion date	1620
Style	Renaissance

Vadstena Castle (Vadstena slott in Swedish) is a former Royal Castle in Vadstena, the province of Östergötland, Sweden. Arendt de Roy or Arendt van Roy, Architect (died May 24, 1589) born in Flanders, died in Vadstena, Sweden. Vadstena is a town (pop 5700 in the Swedish province of Östergötland and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland Östergötland is a one of the traditional Provinces of Sweden ( landskap in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

History

Vadstena Castle was built by King Gustav Vasa in 1545 as a fortress to protect Stockholm from enemies from the south. Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson (Colloquial 15th century Upplandic Gösta Jerksson) and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the The fortress consisted of three smaller stone buildings facing the lake, Vättern, three 31 meter wide ramparts, a courtyard, a moat and four circular cannons turrets. Vättern is the second largest Lake (by surface area in Sweden, after Lake Vänern. For alternative meanings of the word "court" see Court (disambiguation. A moat is deep broad Trench, usually filled with Water, that surrounds a structure installation or town normally to provide it with a preliminary line of The original ramparts were torn down in the 19th century and the present ramparts were inaugurated in 1999. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The stone buildings later formed the ground floor of the castle.

On August 22, 1552, King Gustav Vasa married his third wife, Katarina Stenbock, in Vadstena. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Katarina Stenbock (Torpa Västergötland in July 22, 1535 - Strömsholm, Västmanland in December 13, 1621) One of the castle banqueting halls is called The Wedding Hall (Bröllopssalen), although its construction wasn't finished in time for the wedding.

The reconstruction from fortress into a castle began in the 1550s, when prince Magnus Vasa became Duke of Östergötland. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a Magnus Vasa ( July 25 1542 - June 26 1595) Prince of Sweden, Duke of Östergötland from 1555 A duke is a member of the Nobility, historically of highest rank below the Sovereign, and historically controlled a Duchy or a Dukedom Duke Magnus had a mental illness and was the only son of Gustav Vasa who didn't become king of Sweden. Mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual and is thought to cause distress or disability that is not expected as Magnus died in 1595 and is buried in the nearby Abbey Church. Vadstena Abbey ( Monasterium sanctarum Mariæ Virgìnis et Brigido in Vatzstena) was the motherhouse of the Bridgettine Order, situated on Lake Vättern,

In 1620 the castle construction was finished and all the kings of the House of Vasa up till then had led the construction. The House of Vasa ( Swedish: Vasaätten, Polish: Waza) was the Royal House of Sweden Since 1620, the castle has been very well-preserved, and is one of Sweden's best examples of Renaissance architecture. Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe in which there was a Vadstena Castle was a royal palace until 1716, when the royal family lost interest in it; after which it became a storage for grain. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

Today

Since 1899, the castle has housed the Provincial archives and today visitors can also find a Castle Museum with 16th and 17th century furniture, portraits and paintings. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common During the summer the courtyard plays host to many concerts; both classical and pop music.

Winter view

Towers

Castle gates from 1563.

Vadstena in 1700, from Suecia antiqua et hodierna. Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, or Ancient and Modern Sweden, is the title of a large work of Engravings collected by Erik Dahlberg in the middle of the

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Today

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