drottningholm palace

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Definition of drottningholm palace in English English dictionary

Royal palace, near Stockholm, Sweden. It was designed by Nicodemus Tessin (1615-1681) and built 1662-86. It shows French Baroque influences in its plan, gardens, and interior, but it also has Italian Classical elements and is capped by a Nordic sateri roof. A theater attached to it was built in the 1760s and is preserved with its original sets and stage machinery as a theatrical museum. The palace was formerly the Swedish royal family's summer residence

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