Omdömen om Tessinska palatset

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The Tessin Palace (Tessinska palatset), a Baroque town house located in Gamla Stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. a 17th-century Baroque townhouse, constructed between 1694 and 1700. The palace was designed by and built for the prominent architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, who also designed the nearby Stockholm Royal Palace. Its style is heavily influenced by the Roman Renaissance and the opulent interiors of Versailles. Since 1773, it has served as the official residence of the County Governor of Stockholm. As it is a private government residence, which solely serves as the official residence of the Governor of Stockholm County. The palace is not open to the public. However, the doors open for limited public tours, typically once in the spring and once in the fall. Its Unique Features are - The Hidden Garden - In the interior courtyard, there exists an ingeniously designed Baroque garden, which uses forced perspective to appear much deeper than it actually is. The Preserved Interiors - The top floor houses a 'state apartment' that remains largely as it did during Tessin's time, featuring extensive ornamental paintings instead of tapestries to avoid 'unnecessary envy' from his royal neighbors.