Stockholm Royal Palace: A Lavish Royal Residence Well Worth a Visit
It was like walking into a dream when I entered the Stockholm Royal Palace. This magnificent, Royal Estate had me experience Swedish antiquity at its best, unrolling history like a red carpet. SRP is governed by the governor of the royal palaces and is currently owned by the Swedish national property board. The Stockholm royal palace will redesign its 1,440 rooms as part of its ongoing $77 million renovations. The grandeur of the property’s staterooms and the Bernadotte Apartments were revealed during a stroll through the property.
The highlight was visiting the Bernadotte Library, which houses over 100,000 books from the royal book collection. I received complimentary access to the Royal Chamber, Three Kronor Museum, Treasury, and Antiquities Museum when I purchased a single adult ticket to the Stockholm Royal Palace. Each one is well worth a visit! Here’s what I found for SEK 180 (INR 1400) plus SEK 20 for a guided tour. When I first arrived at Stockholms Slott, I inferred that it was built to stretch from the Northeast wing on the right to the South-bent on the left.
The grandeur of the Stockholm Palace is amplified by the outer courtyard. The exteriors are clad in sandstone bricks with a traditional copper finish. The main wall of the Royal Palace of Stockholms Slott is dominated by a stone balustrade. The interiors are equally impressive! The floors are separated within the bounds to create rooms, stairwells, closets, cellars, prisons, and vaults. The prison is essentially a relic of the Tre Kronor Castle. The ground floor of the Palace is its largest arcade, stretching across a mezzanine floor.
I ascended to the second floor to explore the staterooms, Vita Havet Ballroom, Cabinet Room, and Prince Bertil’s Apartment. Each conjured up a spectre from the 18th century: the Swedish monarch’s official residence. The interiors eventually become a lavish display of ceilings outlined with a variety of tales, antique clocks, grand chandeliers, lavish furniture, tapestries, and so on. The utmost sovereign luxuries were spotted at the Royal Apartments, the Treasury, and Gustav III’s bedroom chamber.
The Royal Scepter, the gleaming jewels, Gustav’s sword, antique art, and King Erik’s and Lovisa Ulrika’s crowns are impossible to ignore. I finally exited the Palace gate after sauntering across facades covered in 17th-century Baroque pilasters and embellished with statues, reliefs, and herms. I was fortunate enough to see a Royal Guard around the Palace, but I missed the ‘change of guard’ ceremony. Regardless, I said my goodbyes to the Royal Palace of Stockholm, promising to return soon.
