| World / Sweden / Stockholm, 1 km from center | Coordinates: 59°19'33"N 18°3'55"E |
A palace built in 1641-1674 by Justus Vingboons and Simon de la Vallée, in Baroque style.
Between the 17th and the 19th century the House of Lords was a chamber in the Estates of the Realm, and as such, a Swedish equivalent to the British House of Lords.
After 1866, when the Riksdag of the Estates was replaced by the new Riksdag, the Swedish House of Lords served as a quasi-official representation of the Swedish nobility, regulated by the Swedish government. Since 2003, it has been a private institution, which maintains records and acts as an interest group on behalf of the Swedish nobility, with the main purpose to maintain old traditions and culture.
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Category: palace house lords
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