Gripsholm Castle
| Gripsholm Castle | |
|---|---|
Water view of the castle | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| Town or city | Mariefred |
| Country | Sweden |
| Construction started | 1537 |
| Completed | 1709 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Henrik von Cöllen |
Gripsholm Castle (Swedish: Gripsholms slott) is a castle in Mariefred, Södermanland, Sweden. It is located by lake Mälaren in south central Sweden, in the municipality of Strängnäs, about 60 km west of Stockholm.[1]
Images
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In the Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, c. 1700
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Gripsholm by C.J. Billmark, 1850
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The inner courtyard
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Russian cannons from the end of the 16th century
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Drawing of Gripsholm Castle by Fritz von Dardel 1845
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painting by Ferdinand Richardt, 1869
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Aerial photograph by Jan Norman, 26 September 1997
References
- ↑ "Gripsholm Slott, (The Kingdom of Sweden)". Members.shaw.ca. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
Other sources
- Eriksson, Eva Den moderna stadens födelse: svensk arkitektur 1890–1920 (Ordfront, 1990)
- Gripsholm at the Nationalmuseum
- Legnér, Mattias (25 februari 2013). ”Kakelugnen värmde under lilla istiden”. Svenska Dagbladet.
- Strömbom, Sixten Gripsholm: slottet och dess samlingar 1537–1937 (Nordisk rotogravyr, Stockholm: 1937)
- Svensk historia [microform) enligt samtida skildringar
- Tucholsky, Kurt: Schloss Gripsholm (1931 novel).
- Westlund, Per-Olof, Gripsholm under Vasatiden, 1949, Stockholm.
Other websites
- Official website
- The National Portrait Collection Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine