Stenbock Palace (Stenbockska Palatset) and statue of Stockholm founder Birger Jarl, Birger Jarls Torg, Stockholm, Sweden


Stenbock Palace was built in 1640 by Fredrik Stenbock. It was redesigned in a Roman Baroque style by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. Today it is used by the Supreme Administrative Court. The 1854 statue of Birger Jarl, the founder of Stockholm, is by Bengt Erland Fogelberg.


Size: 4304px × 6498px
Location: Riddarholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
Photo credit: © HelloWorld Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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