Karlberg Palace

Karlberg Palace[1]
Main building, south façade.
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General information
Architectural styleNeo Classicism
Town or citySolna
CountrySweden
Construction started1634
Completed1795
ClientCarl Carlsson Gyllenhielm, Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie
OwnerThe State
LandlordSwedish Fortifications Agency
Design and construction
Architect(s)Carl Christoffer Gjörwell,
Louis Jean Desprez (1791-93),
Jean de la Vallée (1670-80)

Karlberg Palace (Swedish: [kaɭˈbærj])[2] is a palace by the Karlberg Canal in Solna Municipality in Sweden, adjacent to Stockholm's Vasastaden district. The palace, built in 1630,[3] today houses the Military Academy Karlberg.

In the palace park are found, among other things, a "temple of Diana" (originally dedicated to Neptune)[1] and the burial site of Pompe, the dog of King Charles XII.

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.[4]

  1. ^ a b Guide till Stockholms arkitektur, p. 172.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 13.
  3. ^ Solna: Huvudsta
  4. ^ Solna: Karlbergsparken