Jump to content

Old Parliament House, Stockholm

Coordinates: 59°19′26.29″N 18°3′54.38″E / 59.3239694°N 18.0651056°E / 59.3239694; 18.0651056
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Old Parliament House
Gamla riksdagshuset
Gamla riksdagshuset, 1911 facade.
Map
General information
Town or cityStockholm
CountrySweden
Construction started1833
Completed1833
ClientRiksdagen 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]

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

History

[edit]

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.

See also

[edit]

References

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

59°19′26.29″N 18°3′54.38″E / 59.3239694°N 18.0651056°E / 59.3239694; 18.0651056