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Nicodemus Tessin the Younger
CountNicodemus Tessin the Younger (23 May 1654 – 10 April 1728) was a SwedishBaroquearchitect, city planner, and administrator.
The son of Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and the father of Carl Gustaf Tessin, Tessin the Younger was the middle generation of the brief Tessin dynasty, which has had a lasting influence on Swedish architecture and history. Several of his works, including the gardens of Drottningholm Palace, are among the most architecturally significant in Sweden.