Old Parliament House, Stockholm

Old Parliament House
Gamla riksdagshuset
Gamla riksdagshuset, 1911 facade.
Interactive map of Old Parliament House
General information
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Construction started	1833
Completed	1833
Client	Riksdagen of the Estates Riksdagen (Swedish Parliament)
Design and construction
Architect	Johan Fredrik Åbom

The Old Parliament House (Swedish : Gamla riksdagshuset) is the former seat of the Parliament of Sweden (Riksdag), located at Birger Jarls torg, on the Riddarholmen (island), in central Stockholm. It was used until January 1905, when the building on Helgeandsholmen was inaugurated. ^[1]

The building nowadays houses the Administrative Court of Appeal in Stockholm.

History

The Old Parliament House was the seat of:

• the Riksdag of the Estates from 1833 to 1866
• the bicameral Riksdag from 1866 to 1905.

An additional section on the seaside was designed in 1911 by Aron Johansson, in the National Romantic style.

See also

• Architecture of Stockholm
• History of the Riksdag
• House of the Estates in Helsinki
• Parliament House, Stockholm — housing the Swedish Parliament since 1910.

References

1. Juraj Ország (22 June 2018). "Old Parliament House". Local Sweden. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

External links

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