Old Parliament House, Stockholm

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Old Parliament House
Gamla riksdagshuset
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Gamla riksdagshuset, 1911 facade.
Old Parliament House, Stockholm
General information
Town or city Stockholm
Country Sweden
Construction started1833
Completed1833
Client Riksdagen of the Estates
Riksdagen (Swedish Parliament)
Design and construction
Architect(s) 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]

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

History

The Old Parliament House was the seat of:

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

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References

  1. Juraj Ország (22 June 2018). "Old Parliament House". Local Sweden. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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