The Old Parliament House in Stockholm

The Old Parliament House in Stockholm

The former seat of the Swedish Parliament, the Old Parliament House, currently houses the Administrative Court of Appeal in Stockholm.

The Old Parliament House, known as Gamla riksdagshuset, is located at Birger Jarls torg on the island of Riddarholmen in central Stockholm. It served as the seat of the Riksdag of the Estates from 1833 to 1866, and subsequently as the seat of the bicameral Riksdag from 1866 until 1905. In 1905, the building was replaced as the primary seat of parliament by the inauguration of a new building on Helgeandsholmen.

In 1911, an additional section on the seaside was designed by Aron Johansson in the National Romantic style. Today, the building serves as the home for the Administrative Court of Appeal in Stockholm.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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