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Axel Oxenstierna palace is a Mannerist architecture style building situated in the
Axel Oxenstierna palace is a Mannerist architecture style building situated in the Old Town of Stockholm Gamla stan (, "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla stan ...
, Sweden.
History
Designed by the architectJean de la Vallée
Jean de la Vallée (ca 1620 – 12 March 1696) was a Swedish architect.
Biography
Born in France, he was the son of architect Simon de la Vallée (ca 1595–1642).
He made early trips in France and Italy where he studied the new baroque fo ...
(ca 1620–1696) for Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna
Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna af Södermöre (; 1583–1654), Count of Södermöre, was a Swedish statesman. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1609 and served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612 until his death. He was a c ...
(1583 – 1654) and began construction in 1653. The palace became the headquarters for the 1668-1680 Swedish Central Bank
Sveriges Riksbank, or simply the ''Riksbank'', is the central bank of Sweden. It is the world's oldest central bank and the fourth oldest bank in operation.
Etymology
The first part of the word ''riksbank'', ''riks'', stems from the Swedish w ...
.
The palace is well conserved in particular with regard to the exterior. The building also has a well-preserved interior with basically an original floor plan. The building has been a state monument since 1935. The facade was renovated in 2013 by the Swedish Property Agency. An earlier refurbishment of the premises was carried out in 1993–94.
See also
*Axel Oxenstierna
Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna af Södermöre (; 1583–1654), Count of Södermöre, was a Swedish statesman. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1609 and served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612 until his death. He was a c ...
References
Other sources
*Ohlsson, Martin A. (1951) ''Axel Oxenstiernas palats'' (Stockholm: Forum bokförlag) Houses completed in the 17th century Palaces in Stockholm Listed buildings in Stockholm 17th-century establishments in Sweden 17th century in Stockholm {{Stockholm-stub