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299: 235: 453: 287: 37: 496: 362: 832: 314:(1620–1696) develop the palace into one of the grandest in Sweden. The new palace, H-shaped in plan in accordance to the style of the day, featured two wings and a terrace facing the waterfront, while wings facing north formed an enclosed courtyard. Additionally, a church was created in the eastern wing. Some of the red 516:
freeway was built over more park land. Other motorways have had also been built on part of the park. The exterior of the palace was however restored in the 1980s. Furthermore, in 2001 an archaeological examination of a nearby burial site, associated with one of the villages out of which Karlberg
403:. On her death, her son took personal charge over the school to honour his good-hearted mother. When Charles XII died in 1718 his coffin was taken to Karlberg before being interred in the church 492:(1766–1837) was ordered to enlarge the palace to accommodate the cadets. His additions, finished in 1796, resulted in the elongated wings seen today, which give the palace much of its character. 266:
As Gyllenhielm's widow died six years after her husband, a lengthy litigation regarding the inheritance followed. Plans in the mid-1660s to transfer the estate to the widowed Queen
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was being rebuilt in the early 1690s, and following the disastrous fire which destroyed it in 1697, the royal family chose Karlberg as their temporary home. The entire
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facing the garden, and the sumptuous stucco ceilings of Carlo Carove together with other exclusive interior details, including walls covered in leather, velvet, and
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to settle a debt, and in 1683 Stenbock took over the newly rebuilt palace, only to sell it to the king in 1688. Karlberg thus became the palace where crown prince
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Notwithstanding that the palace remains a military institution, the palace park is accessible to the public and is open daily between 6 AM and 10 PM.
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The park, dating back to the 17th century, has suffered gradual encroachment. During the 1860s, the north-eastern corner was cut off by the
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spent much of his childhood and where he used to hunt wolves in the surrounding forests. His mother, Queen
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Three medieval villages at the location — Ösby, Bolstomta, and Lundby — were bought by
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west of the main building are believed to date back to the 1720s, while the stables carrying four
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declined to buy the palace, De la Gardie was finally forced to hand it over to
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De la Gardie, at this time one of the most influential men in Sweden, had
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ornaments from this era are preserved in the façade, as are the curved
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painter, whose works entered Public Domain in 2014, was born here.
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In the palace park are found, among other things, a "temple of
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In 1766, Karlberg was made a wedding gift to crown prince)
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district. The palace, built in 1630, today houses the
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Index

Karlberg

Neo Classicism
Solna
Sweden
Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm
Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie
The State
Swedish Fortifications Agency
Carl Christoffer Gjörwell
Louis Jean Desprez
Jean de la Vallée
[kaɭˈbærj]
Karlberg Canal
Solna Municipality
Sweden
Stockholm
Vasastaden
Military Academy Karlberg
Diana
Neptune
Charles XII

Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna
Lord High Admiral
Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm
Renaissance
gables
Hedwig Eleonora
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie

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