Axel Oxenstierna's palace
Axel Oxenstiernas Palace is a building in the old town of Stockholm . Construction began in 1653 based on a design by the architect Jean de la Vallée for the Imperial Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna .
The building was supposed to be part of a larger palace complex, but after the death of Axel Oxenstierna, his son Erik was not interested in continuing the project. The family never moved into the finished building either. The building, designed in the style of Roman Mannerism , then became the seat of a banking company between 1668 and 1680. After that it was used by various state institutions.
The palace is surprisingly well preserved, especially inside. Only the original roof was replaced by a flatter one. In the facade, sections with roughly worked sandstone and sections with plaster alternate. Every second floor forms a lower mezzanine, a so-called mezzanine . The reason for the palace's good preservation is likely to be its exceptional location and longstanding state ownership. In addition, the building was already equipped with five floors, although most buildings in Stockholm in the 17th century only had two to three floors.
The palace received state Byggnadsminne status in 1935 .
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Coordinates: 59 ° 19 ′ 33 ″ N , 18 ° 4 ′ 9 ″ E