Parliament House - Stockholm, Sweden - Capitol Buildings on Waymarking.com

This beautiful building is of the Neoclassical architectural style, with Baroque Revival elements. Quite fitting for such an important building. It's located on an island between the Royal Palace and the Royal Opera House.

The following information is from Wikipedia (visit link) :

"The Parliament House (Swedish: Riksdagshuset), is the seat of the parliament of Sweden, the Riksdag. It is located on nearly half of Helgeandsholmen (island), in the Gamla stan (old town) district of central Stockholm.

Architecture

The building complex was designed by Aron Johansson in the Neoclassical style, with a centered Baroque Revival style facade section. Parliament House was constructed between 1897 and 1905.

In 1889, a competition had been held to select a design for the new Parliament building, that Johansson won. Upon opening, it replaced the Old Riksdag Building (Gamla Riksdagshuset) on Riddarholmen (island).

The two buildings of the complex were originally constructed to house the Riksdag in one, and the Sveriges Riksbank (Swedish National Bank) in the second, of a semicircular shape.

Assembly Hall expansion

After the bicameral Riksdag was replaced by a unicameral legislature in 1971, and the bank relocated, the building housing the bank was rebuilt to house the new Assembly Hall. During the construction, the Parliament moved into temporary premises in the newly erected Kulturhuset (House of Culture) south of Sergels Torg, also in central Stockholm."

Type of Capitol: National Address: Riksgatan 1 Stockholm, Sweden 100 12 Dates of Construction: 1897-1905 Major Renovations: Assembly Hall expansion in 1971 Hours: Between October and early June, when meetings of the Chamber are held, tours in English are held on Saturdays and Sundays at 1.30 p.m. During the summer, from late June to late August, tours in English are held every weekday at 12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. an Capitol Web Site: [Web Link] Historical Monuments/Memorials:

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