Sweden's High Court in Riddarholmen's 1640s school

Sweden's High Court in Riddarholmen's 1640s school

In the 1730s, Hedvig Taube, King Fredrik I's mistress, lived here. Today, it's Sweden's High Court.

Riddarholmen's oldest building, Östra Gymnasiehuset, was expanded in the 1640s by Gustaf Adam Banér. It is a state-owned cultural heritage building since 1935, with remnants of the cloister wall. It was built on the foundation and walls of Gråbrödraklostret and has a star-vaulted room attributed to Albertus Pictor. After serving as a school, it is now the seat of Svea hovrätt, Sweden's high court. In the 1730s, it was the residence of Hedvig Taube, the mistress of King Fredrik I.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

Written by Nik Frost

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