The Old Parliament House ( sv, Gamla riksdagshuset) is the former seat of the
Parliament of Sweden (), located at
Birger Jarls torg, on the
Riddarholmen (island), in central
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
. It was used until January 1905, when the
building on Helgeandsholmen was inaugurated.
History
The Old Parliament House was the seat of:
*the
Riksdag of the Estates from 1833 to 1866
*the
bicameral Riksdag from 1866 to 1905.
An additional section on the seaside was designed in 1911 by
Aron Johansson
Aron may refer to:
Characters
*Aron (comics), from the Marvel Universe comic ''Aron! HyperSpace Boy!''
*Aron (Pokémon), in the ''Pokémon'' franchise
* Aron Trask, from John Steinbeck's novel ''East of Eden''
*Áron or Aaron, the brother of Mos ...
, in the
National Romantic style.
See also
*
Architecture of Stockholm
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History of the Riksdag
The Riksdag is the national legislature of Sweden. However, when it was founded in 1866 Sweden did not have a parliamentary system of government.
The national legislatures of Estonia and Finland are also called Riksdag in Swedish.
The Old Ri ...
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House of the Estates
The House of the Estates ( fi, Säätytalo, links=no, sv, Ständerhuset, links=no) is a historical building in Helsinki, Finland. It is located opposite of the Bank of Finland building, immediately northeast of Helsinki Cathedral.
Description
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Parliament House, Stockholm — ''housing the Swedish Parliament since 1910''.
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Buildings and structures in Stockholm
Government buildings in Sweden
Legislative buildings in Europe
Former seats of national legislatures
Historic sites in Sweden
National Romantic architecture in Sweden
Art Nouveau architecture in Stockholm
Art Nouveau government buildings
Government buildings completed in 1833
Government buildings completed in 1911
1911 establishments in Sweden
1833 establishments in Sweden
Palaces in Sweden