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Architectural style · c. 1640–1730 in Sweden

Baroque

Barock

The shop window of Sweden's age of greatness. The Baroque is meant to impress – with grand façades, sateri roofs and gardens stretching to the horizon.

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  1. Zigguratc. 2200–500 BC
  2. Ancient Greek architecturec. 700–30 BC
  3. Roman architecturec. 500 BC–AD 400
  4. Nabataean architecturec. 300 BC–AD 106
  5. Byzantine architecturec. 330–1453 in the Eastern Roman Empire
  6. Moorish architecture8th–15th century in al-Andalus and North Africa
  7. Carolingian architecturec. 780–900 in the Frankish Empire
  8. Novgorod and Pskovc. 1045–1600 in north-western Russia
  9. Norman architecturec. 1050–1200
  10. Romanesquec. 1050–1250
  11. Mudéjarc. 1100–1600
  12. Gothicc. 1235–1530
  13. Brick Gothicc. 1250–1530
  14. Late Gothicc. 1400–1530
  15. Manuelinec. 1490–1530
  16. Renaissancec. 1520–1650
  17. Palladian architecturec. 1550–1800
  18. Dutch Renaissancec. 1560–1650 in the Netherlands and Flanders
  19. Baroquec. 1640–1730
  20. Carolean Baroquec. 1680–1720
  21. Georgian architecture1714–1830
  22. Rocococ. 1730–1775
  23. Neoclassicismc. 1750–1850
  24. Gustavianc. 1772–1810
  25. Karl Johan stylec. 1810–1850
  26. Victorian architecture1837–1901
  27. Gothic Revivalc. 1840–1910
  28. Historicismc. 1840–1900
  29. Industrial architecturec. 1850–1950
  30. Neo-Renaissancec. 1850–1900
  31. Swiss chalet stylec. 1850–1900
  32. Landshövdingehus1875–1945
  33. Neo-Baroquec. 1880–1910
  34. Beaux-Artsc. 1830–1920
  35. National Romanticismc. 1890–1920
  36. Art Nouveauc. 1896–1914
  37. Art Decoc. 1910–1940
  38. 1910s Neoclassicismc. 1910–1920
  39. Bauhaus1919–1933
  40. Swedish Gracec. 1920–1930
  41. Functionalismc. 1930–1950
  42. Socialist classicismc. 1933–1955
  43. Post-war Swedish modernismc. 1940–1960
  44. Brutalismc. 1950–1975
  45. The Record Yearsc. 1955–1975
  46. The Million Programme1965–1974
  47. DeconstructivismFrom the 1980s
  48. Postmodernismc. 1980–1995
  49. LonghouseStone Age to Viking Age
  50. Log houseThe Middle Ages onwards
  51. Raised storehouseIron Age to 20th century
  52. Swedish vernacularc. 1600–1900
  53. Croft and cottagec. 1700–1900
  54. Decorated farmhouses of Hälsinglandc. 1700–1900
  55. Half-timberingThe Middle Ages to the 19th century
  56. Sámi goahtiFrom prehistory to the present day
  57. Seljuk architecturec. 1040–1300
  58. Persian architectureIran
  59. British Colonialc. 1700–1950 in the British Empire

01. A great power builds

The Thirty Years' War is over and Sweden is a great power. The nobility and the crown build to prove it. Architects and craftsmen are brought in from France, the Netherlands and Italy, and before long Sweden has world-class architects of its own.

The House of Nobility in Stockholm is built in 1641–1674 by a succession of architects: Simon de la Vallée, Justus Vingboons and finally Simon's son Jean de la Vallée, who gives it its characteristic broken sateri roof. Nicodemus Tessin the Elder designs both Drottningholm Palace, begun in 1662, and Kalmar Cathedral, built 1660–1703.

His son, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, takes over when the castle of Tre Kronor burns in 1697. His new Royal Palace in Stockholm becomes one of the great Baroque palaces of Europe.

02. How to spot it

  • 1.Monumental, symmetrical façades with an emphasised centre
  • 2.Sateri roof – a broken roof with a low band of windows between the slopes
  • 3.Pilasters and columns in the classical orders
  • 4.Palace, wings and garden along one long axis
  • 5.Inside: stucco, acanthus leaves and twisted columns

03. The giveaway

The wall anchors. In the 17th century the irons that hold the masonry together gain scrolls, leaves and hearts. On the Stenbock Palace on Riddarholmen, anchors from the 1670s are still in place.

Read the façade

  1. The dome
  2. The lantern on top
  3. Pilasters in a classical order
  4. Symmetry around the central axis

04. Architects and builders

  • Simon de la Vallée
  • Jean de la Vallée
  • Justus Vingboons
  • Nicodemus Tessin d.ä
  • Nicodemus Tessin d.y

05. Where to see it

  • The House of Nobility, Stockholm1641–1674
  • Drottningholm Palacebegun 1662, World Heritage since 1991
  • Kalmar Cathedral1660–1703
  • The Royal Palace, Stockholmbegun 1697

06. In the app

5 places in this style in Everyday Grandeur, added by the app's users. Tap a place to see it on the map.

07. Often confused with

Neo-Baroque. The 1890s version. The Royal Opera in Stockholm (1898) and the Riksdag building look Baroque but belong to the turn of the century.

Sources

  • Svenska kyrkan, Folkungabygdens församling: "Stilar och epoker"
  • Pontus Bovin: Bakom fasaden – ankarslutens gömda konstruktion och syfte (Uppsala universitet, Campus Gotland, 2024), med Bo Molander: Järn i gamla byggnader (1985)
  • Swedish Wikipedia: "Riddarhuspalatset", "Drottningholms slott", "Kalmar domkyrka", "Stockholms slott"

Text: Pontus Bovin · Last updated 9 November 2026

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