Hässelby Palace (''Hässelby slott'') is a former manor located in
Hässelby gård in the west part of
Stockholm Municipality
Stockholm Municipality () or the City of Stockholm () is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, making it the second most ...
, Sweden. Since 2010 it has frequently been available for weddings, parties and conferences.
History
Gustaf Bonde (1620–1667) began to build Hässelby in the 1640s. His son Karl Bonde (1648–1699) owned it until his death 1652. The main building is on two floors along with two wings with the towered higher pavilions. It was designed by
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
Simon de la Vallée
Simon de la Vallée (1590–1642) was a French-Swedish architect. The first architect in Sweden to have received formal academic training, he created the Swedish school of architecture.
Biography
Born in Paris, he was the son of Marin de la Val ...
(1590–1642) and was finished about the 1660s by his son
Jean de la Vallée
Jean de la Vallée ( – 12 March 1696) was a Swedish architect.
Biography
Born in France, he was the son of architect Simon de la Vallée (–1642).
He made early trips in France and Italy where he studied the new baroque forms of architect ...
(ca. 1620– 1696) when
Gustaf Bonde owned the manor. At the beginning of the 18th century, the
Baroque garden
The Baroque garden was a style of garden based upon symmetry and the principle of imposing order on nature. The style originated in the late-16th century in Italy, in the gardens of the Vatican and the Villa Borghese gardens in Rome and in the ...
was also laid out. The
Bonde noble family owned the estate until 1931, when the
City of Stockholm purchased it and had the manor renovated in the early 1960s.
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See also
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List of castles and palaces in Sweden
This is a list of castles and palaces in Sweden.
In the Swedish language the word ''slott'' is used for both castles, châteaux and palaces; this article lists all of them as well as fortresses.
A–B
C–E
F–H
I–L
M–P
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References
External links
Hesselby Slott website
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Buildings and structures in Stockholm