Skokloster Castle
Building in Håbo Municipality, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Architectural style | Baroque |
Town or city | Håbo Municipality |
Country | Sweden |
Coordinates | 59°42′13.68″N 17°37′9.88″E |
Construction started | 1654 |
Completed | 1676 (unfinished) |
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