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Drottningholm Palace

royal palace in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden
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Drottningholm Palace was founded on January 1, 1699.[1].

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ekerö Municipality[3]
  • Country: Sweden[4]
  • Instance of: architectural ensemble[5], museum[6], tourist attraction[7], cultural property[8], heritage site in Sweden[9]
  • Architect: Nicodemus Tessin the Elder[10], Nicodemus Tessin the Younger[11]
  • Commissioned by: Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp[12]
  • Owned by: National Property Board of Sweden[13]
  • Operator: Royal Court of Sweden[14]
  • Architectural style: Baroque art[15]
  • Location: Drottningholm[16]
  • Part of: Royal Domain of Drottningholm[17], Crown palaces and castles in Sweden[18]
  • Has use: royal palace[19]
  • Commons category: Drottningholm Palace[20]
  • Archives at: National Archives of Sweden[21]
  • Has part(s): Drottningholm Palace Stables[22], The stairwell of Drottningholm Palace[23], The Parade Bedroom of Hedwig Eleonora[24], Queen's Grand Audience Hall[25], Drottningholm Palace Chapel[26], Drottningholm Palace Library[27], Gallery of Charles X[28], State Hall of Drottningholm Palace[29], Stone Hall of Drottningholm Palace[30], Porcelain Room of Drottningholm Palace[31], The park Lake Parterre[32], The Baroque Garden of Drottningholm Palace[33], English Parks of Drottningholm Palace[34]
  • Inception: January 1, 1699[35]
  • Official website: https://www.kungligaslotten.se/english/royal-palaces-and-sites/drottningholm-palace.html[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Drottningholm Palace[37]
  • Commons gallery: Drottningholms slott[38]
  • Inspired by: Palace of Versailles[39]
  • Described by source: Bellman was there....[40], Meyer’s Universum, Sechster Band[41]
  • Heritage designation: governmental listed building complex[42], World Heritage Site[43]
  • Category for people who died here: Q19846505[44]
  • Commons Institution page: Drottningholm Palace[45]
  • Native label: Drottningholms slott[46]
  • Different from: Drottningholm[47]

Why It Matters

Drottningholm Palace has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Related Entities

Gustaf V of Sweden Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp Palace of Versailles Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland Queen Silvia of Sweden Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Buildings in Sweden. Retrieved . kulturnav.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Buildings in Sweden. Retrieved . kulturnav.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . sfv.se. sfv.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . kungligaslotten.se. kungligaslotten.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . World Heritage Site. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Bellman was there..... wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Bebyggelseregistret. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . World Heritage Site. wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → royal palace, architectural ensemble, museum +3
    Has characteristic → Q570116
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 59.321694, 'lon': 17.886383}
    Archives at → National Archives of Sweden, National Archives of Sweden
    Country → —
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