Riddarhuset
Riddarhuset
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Neighbourhood: Gamla Stan & Riddarholmen
Gamla Stan is Stockholm’s historic old town and home to the Swedish Royal Palace. It’s the most central island of Stockholm and accompanied by the small island of Riddarholmen, mainly known for its famous Riddarholm Church. Gamla Stan tends to be a bit touristy at times but is definitely worth visiting: take a stroll past the well-preserved buildings and through the small (and also Sweden’s narrowest) alleys, which will make you feel like you’ve travelled back in time. This neighborhood offers a great combination of historical buildings and traditional Swedish restaurants.
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- Gamla stan • 5 min walk
- Kungsträdgården • 8 min walk
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Abundance_of_miles
Stockholm, Sweden301 contributions
Nov 2011
The ahll of nobility is a large hall on the 1st floor with benches where all the family heads of the Swedish nobility could convene for their meetings. What makes this hall (and by that the house) worth a visit is that all the nobility familes have their coats of arms haning their on a metal plate - this also privides this hall with some fantastic acoustics, perfect for classical guitar or chamber music. Should you be interested in Swedish history you can also contemplate that this is the place where lot of politics were made until the mid 1800s. Apart from the nobility hall, there is not too much to see...
Written 3 August 2012
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t4upl
Warsaw, Poland53 contributions
May 2019 • Family
Only after reading other reviews I realized how lucky we were to get inside as we didn't check opening hours before our visit. It's a small “museum” for a small price. It consist of three rooms: the room with coat of arms (where nobility where debating), room with porcelains and nobility seal stamps and the room of lord marshal. The rooms are impressive, especially the coat of arms room, but the are only three of them.
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We started our day by visitng Riddarholm Church and then visited Riddarhuset. This sounds like a good plan if you want to get inside of Riddarhuset.
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We started our day by visitng Riddarholm Church and then visited Riddarhuset. This sounds like a good plan if you want to get inside of Riddarhuset.
Written 11 May 2019
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Aqua_Uomo
Toronto, Canada8,117 contributions
Sept 2016 • Solo
I simply loved this building, not only for the architecture but for the feeling that gives you when around it. I didn't only take a picture just like most people. I went to the back and took a break from walking around in the back yard. Let me tell, it was one of my best breaks, and I bag pack a lot. Small garden but beautiful, charming and.Exquisite garden. See my pictures. You must go to the back garden! not only for this building and its garden but for the view of the parliament building too.
Written 30 September 2016
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Ugurd
Stockholm, Sweden7,869 contributions
I've been here once, by invitation. I don't know if it's possible to visit. The outside is impressive in itself. It was built when the nobility was at its peak of power in the 17th century.
Written 10 January 2013
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Carl-Magnus C
Helsinki, Finland779 contributions
Nov 2019 • Couples
The house is beautiful both external and inside.
Best is if you can get the tour, as many of the intricate things are only told as stories and not written down.
The hall of nobility has the coats of armes on copper plates, like in Riddarholms kyrkan, they are partly overlapping.
It’s a small museum - just a few rooms.
Best is if you can get the tour, as many of the intricate things are only told as stories and not written down.
The hall of nobility has the coats of armes on copper plates, like in Riddarholms kyrkan, they are partly overlapping.
It’s a small museum - just a few rooms.
Written 26 November 2019
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saronic
Zurich, Switzerland28,818 contributions
July 2018 • Solo
When walking from Central Stockholm over the Vasa bridge towards the Old Town the first building that will catch one's eye is a large classicist brick building with stone pilasters. A small information board tells one that it is the Riddarhuset (the Knights House), open on weekdays for one hour, between 11-12am. This hour didn't suit me and there are so many fascinating and much more important places to visit in Stockholm that I skipped this visit. But it interested me to find out that for almost 200 years this building had been the seat of the Superior Estate of the Swedish parliament, the equivalent of the British 'House of Lords'.
With the1866 reform of the parliamentary system in Sweden this building lost its original purpose and since then it serves as a meeting place and administrative center for the over 2000 Swedish noble families, titled or untitled.
With the1866 reform of the parliamentary system in Sweden this building lost its original purpose and since then it serves as a meeting place and administrative center for the over 2000 Swedish noble families, titled or untitled.
Written 17 December 2018
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duaneoftheozarks
Russellville, AR106 contributions
Aug 2017
This place is opened for ONE HOUR on weekdays, which is one hour too long. I have many noble families in my ancestry, so really looked forward to seeing this place and getting some information. You can get a guided tour--on your phone--if you want to download the app and waste time doing that. Otherwise, there are only two rooms to see---one full of old china and the other has the coats of arms on all walls---none of the coats of arms are 3 dimensional--only painted on copper plates--overlapping. I can get better pictures of the coats of arms off the internet and see better pictures of the inside of this place on the internet. Two rooms! Don't waste your time.
Written 29 August 2017
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permia
Ireland64,749 contributions
July 2016 • Couples
There might be an impression, given Sweden’s modern liberal, secular democracy, that monarchy and nobility would be an anachronism but in fact there is strong public support for contemporary Swedish Royalty. This grand building, established in the mid 1600s, portrays superbly the history and activities of the noble class, up to the present.
Both the south and north facades are special, with the former fronted by a statue of King Gustav. The latter has two decorative smaller buildings in a lovely little park and a statue of the notable statesman Axel Oxenstierna.
The entrance hall is grand and a fine stairway leads to the main attractions. Undoubtedly the outstanding room is the Great Hall, where the Nobles continue to assemble every third year. Stepping in, it can be seen, with its tiered seating decorated in blue, that it was used for parliamentary meetings during the Swedish golden age in the 1600s.
The walls are complexly covered with a couple of thousand of aristocratic coats of arms. A wonderful sight.
The Blue Room has a grand collection of porcelain many adorned with noble coats of arms.
Both the south and north facades are special, with the former fronted by a statue of King Gustav. The latter has two decorative smaller buildings in a lovely little park and a statue of the notable statesman Axel Oxenstierna.
The entrance hall is grand and a fine stairway leads to the main attractions. Undoubtedly the outstanding room is the Great Hall, where the Nobles continue to assemble every third year. Stepping in, it can be seen, with its tiered seating decorated in blue, that it was used for parliamentary meetings during the Swedish golden age in the 1600s.
The walls are complexly covered with a couple of thousand of aristocratic coats of arms. A wonderful sight.
The Blue Room has a grand collection of porcelain many adorned with noble coats of arms.
Written 25 July 2016
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NorthernWanderlust
Ottawa226 contributions
June 2016 • Couples
The square is pretty, but the real attraction is the picturesque House of the Nobility.
While I do not think the House is worth the steep entrance fee, if you have a Stockholm Pass, consider working this in (although it is only open from 11-12 each work day).
It is very interesting to see the interior of this building, which used to serve as a former parliament. You can see all the coats of arms of the Swedish nobility, the old debate chamber, and the rooms where the nobility met secretly to discuss matters of state.
The staff is also more than willing to discuss its history with you and has written guides in about a half dozen languages.
While I do not think the House is worth the steep entrance fee, if you have a Stockholm Pass, consider working this in (although it is only open from 11-12 each work day).
It is very interesting to see the interior of this building, which used to serve as a former parliament. You can see all the coats of arms of the Swedish nobility, the old debate chamber, and the rooms where the nobility met secretly to discuss matters of state.
The staff is also more than willing to discuss its history with you and has written guides in about a half dozen languages.
Written 3 July 2016
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TourGuy_KiteSurfer
Istanbul, Türkiye240 contributions
Apr 2015 • Solo
I did not enter the inside of this building but it was nice to see it from the outside and the most interesting thing about this building is that the effect of its architecture on rural houses of Sweden. The beautiful houses in rural area of Sweden, which in red color with white thin lines, are built as a reason of admiring this building. So at least it was worth to stop on this view.
Written 4 May 2015
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Is it possible ti visit Riddarhuset Stockholm without guided tour?
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Written 26 July 2015
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