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Skokloster Castle (Swedish: Skoklosters slott) is a Swedish Baroque castle built between 1654 and 1676 by Carl Gustaf Wrangel, located on a peninsula of Lake Mälaren between Stockholm and Uppsala. It became a state museum in the 1970s and displays collections of paintings, furniture, textiles and tableware as well as books and weapons that amount to 20,000 items.[1]
The Castle and its planned surroundings ca 1690–1710.The Unfinished Hall.
The castle is a monument to the Swedish Age of Greatness, a period in the middle of the 17th century when Sweden expanded to become one of the major powers in Europe. The death of Wrangel in 1676 meant that the castle was never truly completed. The Brahe family who inherited the castle after Wrangel's death, had their own family castles and did not complete the interiors. Thus a large banqueting hall remains largely in the same condition as the builders left it in the summer of 1676. It is now called the Unfinished Hall. Skokloster Castle is the only building in Europe with a complete 17th-century building site of equal authenticity. Alongside the Unfinished Hall there are a number of other related items from the same period, as several hundred tools and about a dozen books on construction.[3][page needed]
The castle was converted into a permanent residence after the Second World War, when the von Essen family moved in. An apartment was built on the bottom floor with central heating, a modern bathroom and electricity. The upper floors were to be preserved as a museum. The renovation was carried out in two steps in 1947 and 1952, creating a modern living space inside the castle.[4]
In 1967, the Von Essen family, who inherited the castle from Brahe when the family died out in 1930, sold the castle and its contents to the Swedish government; Skokloster Castle became a state museum and government agency named the Royal Armoury and Skokloster Castle with the Hallwyl Museum Foundation (LSH).[5] the family still resides in the vicinity.[citation needed] In the 1970s, architect Ove Hidemark renovated the castle by using the same materials and building techniques as in the 17th century, constituting a benchmark in Swedish conservation techniques.[6][page needed][7]
The interiors of the castle are thought to be especially well preserved, considering that it is without modern heating in a cold climate.[8] A thorough renovation of the roof was undertaken with a second stage of the renovation commencing in March 2015, as the roof had leaked resulting in mold and damage especially to the paintings.[citation needed]
The finished parts of the castle display the full, sumptuous splendour of the Baroque. Its detailed chambers are home to collections of paintings, furniture, textiles and silver and glass tableware.[7] One of the most famous paintings is the 16th century Vertumnus by Italian master Giuseppe Arcimboldo, depicting the face of Holy Roman emperor Rudolf II as the Roman god of the seasons using fruits and vegetables. The painting was taken as war booty in Prague in the 17th century.[citation needed]
The castle armoury and library are noteworthy, both founded on Wrangel's collections of weapons and books and enriched and enlarged by other 17th- and 18th-century aristocratic bequests, such as those by Carl Gustaf Bielke.[citation needed] The library contains both terrestrial and celestial globes by Anders Åkerman.
The armoury contains the largest collection of personal 17th century military weapons in the world. Mostly muskets and pistols, but also swords - including Japanese samurai swords - small cannons, pikes and crossbows. The weapons collection also includes various exotic items such as a 16th-century Eskimo canoe and snake skins. The original scale model of the castle, which the architect Caspar Vogel had made to demonstrate his plan to Count Wrangel, is also there.[citation needed] A large part of the collection are war spoils looted from Poland during the Deluge in 17th century.
King's Hall
Wrangel's Bedroom
Weapons Arsenal
Further readingedit
Bergström, Carin M. (18 December 2018) [2001]. "Skokloster Castle – one of the world's foremost Baroque museums". Museum International. 53 (2). UNESCO: 36–40. doi:10.1111/1468-0033.00310. ISSN 1350-0775. S2CID 162324492.
David H. Stam, ed. (2001). "Skokloster Castle Library". International Dictionary of Library Histories. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN1579582443.
^Bengt Kylsberg, ed. (1997). Skokloster - Reflections of a Great Era. Skoklosters slott.
^Legnér, Mattias (December 2023). "Comfort in a castle: adaptation due to long-term residency in a historic monument". The Journal of Architecture: 1–26. doi:10.1080/13602365.2023.2276426. ISSN 1360-2365.
^"A government agency. Three museums – one government agency". Skoklosters slott. n.d. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
^Ove Hidemark, ed. (1972). Skoklosters slott - en restaurering (in Swedish). Skoklosters slott.
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see Wikipedia Translation Skokloster Castle Swedish Skoklosters slott is a Swedish Baroque castle built between 1654 and 1676 by Carl Gustaf Wrangel located on a peninsula of Lake Malaren between Stockholm and Uppsala It became a state museum in the 1970s and displays collections of paintings furniture textiles and tableware as well as books and weapons that amount to 20 000 items 1 Skokloster CastleFacade facing west July 2018Interactive fullscreen mapGeneral informationArchitectural styleBaroqueTown or cityHabo MunicipalityCountrySwedenCoordinates59 42 13 68 N 17 37 9 88 E 59 7038000 N 17 6194111 E 59 7038000 17 6194111Construction started1654Completed1676 unfinished Contents 1 History 2 Museum collections 3 Further reading 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe castle was built in the Baroque style between 1654 and 1676 by the wealthy military commander count Carl Gustaf Wrangel on a peninsula of Lake Malaren between Stockholm and Uppsala 1 It was designed mainly by architect Casper Vogell de and other architects involved were Jean de la Vallee and Nicodemus Tessin the Elder 2 page needed It is probable that castle was built based on Ujazdow Castle in Warsaw Poland nbsp The Castle and its planned surroundings ca 1690 1710 nbsp The Unfinished Hall The castle is a monument to the Swedish Age of Greatness a period in the middle of the 17th century when Sweden expanded to become one of the major powers in Europe The death of Wrangel in 1676 meant that the castle was never truly completed The Brahe family who inherited the castle after Wrangel s death had their own family castles and did not complete the interiors Thus a large banqueting hall remains largely in the same condition as the builders left it in the summer of 1676 It is now called the Unfinished Hall Skokloster Castle is the only building in Europe with a complete 17th century building site of equal authenticity Alongside the Unfinished Hall there are a number of other related items from the same period as several hundred tools and about a dozen books on construction 3 page needed The castle was converted into a permanent residence after the Second World War when the von Essen family moved in An apartment was built on the bottom floor with central heating a modern bathroom and electricity The upper floors were to be preserved as a museum The renovation was carried out in two steps in 1947 and 1952 creating a modern living space inside the castle 4 In 1967 the Von Essen family who inherited the castle from Brahe when the family died out in 1930 sold the castle and its contents to the Swedish government Skokloster Castle became a state museum and government agency named the Royal Armoury and Skokloster Castle with the Hallwyl Museum Foundation LSH 5 the family still resides in the vicinity citation needed In the 1970s architect Ove Hidemark renovated the castle by using the same materials and building techniques as in the 17th century constituting a benchmark in Swedish conservation techniques 6 page needed 7 The interiors of the castle are thought to be especially well preserved considering that it is without modern heating in a cold climate 8 A thorough renovation of the roof was undertaken with a second stage of the renovation commencing in March 2015 as the roof had leaked resulting in mold and damage especially to the paintings citation needed Museum collections edit nbsp The painting Vertumnus by Arcimboldo is part of the castle collection The finished parts of the castle display the full sumptuous splendour of the Baroque Its detailed chambers are home to collections of paintings furniture textiles and silver and glass tableware 7 One of the most famous paintings is the 16th century Vertumnus by Italian master Giuseppe Arcimboldo depicting the face of Holy Roman emperor Rudolf II as the Roman god of the seasons using fruits and vegetables The painting was taken as war booty in Prague in the 17th century citation needed The castle armoury and library are noteworthy both founded on Wrangel s collections of weapons and books and enriched and enlarged by other 17th and 18th century aristocratic bequests such as those by Carl Gustaf Bielke citation needed The library contains both terrestrial and celestial globes by Anders Akerman The armoury contains the largest collection of personal 17th century military weapons in the world Mostly muskets and pistols but also swords including Japanese samurai swords small cannons pikes and crossbows The weapons collection also includes various exotic items such as a 16th century Eskimo canoe and snake skins The original scale model of the castle which the architect Caspar Vogel had made to demonstrate his plan to Count Wrangel is also there citation needed A large part of the collection are war spoils looted from Poland during the Deluge in 17th century nbsp King s Hall nbsp Wrangel s Bedroom nbsp Weapons ArsenalFurther reading editBergstrom Carin M 18 December 2018 2001 Skokloster Castle one of the world s foremost Baroque museums Museum International 53 2 UNESCO 36 40 doi 10 1111 1468 0033 00310 ISSN 1350 0775 S2CID 162324492 David H Stam ed 2001 Skokloster Castle Library International Dictionary of Library Histories Fitzroy Dearborn ISBN 1579582443 References edit a b Bergstrom 2001 p 36 Erik Andren ed 1948 Skokloster Nordisk rotogravyr Bengt Kylsberg ed 1997 Skokloster Reflections of a Great Era Skoklosters slott Legner Mattias December 2023 Comfort in a castle adaptation due to long term residency in a historic monument The Journal of Architecture 1 26 doi 10 1080 13602365 2023 2276426 ISSN 1360 2365 A government agency Three museums one government agency Skoklosters slott n d Retrieved 28 February 2017 Ove Hidemark ed 1972 Skoklosters slott en restaurering in Swedish Skoklosters slott a b Bergstrom 2001 pp 36 40 Bergstrom 2001 p 39 External links editOfficial site 3D view of the King s hall The Association of Castles and Museums around the Baltic Sea Virtual tour of the Skokloster Castle provided by Google Arts amp Culture nbsp Media related to Skoklosters slott at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skokloster Castle amp oldid 1215226035, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
