The Royal Chapel (Slottskyrkan) is a smallish church found inside the Royal Palace in Stockholm, the Palace being situated at the northern end of historic Gamla Stan island. This palace is the official residence of the Swedish Royal Family, although royal individuals are often found at one of their other residences.
A photo of this chapel (seen below) was used as last weekend’s One Clue Mystery photo. Congratulations to our very talented travel sleuth George G, who recognized where we.
The Chapel has opulent Baroque architecture and decor designed by leading architects and craftsmen of their era. They succeeded in creating a lovely place, unusually “showy” for a Protestant church.
The present Royal Chapel is the third chapel on the palace grounds, its predecessor a victim of the great fire of 1697. The Royal Chapel was opened in 1754, six years before the rebuilt royal palace opened.
The Royal Chapel is part of the national Church of Sweden (Lutheran), although it is run by the Office of the Marshal of the Realm as part of the Royal Estate.
(Some of the saints decorating the Royal Chapel)
Services are held at the Royal Palace every Sunday year-round for members of the Royal Family, and employees of the court and their relatives. The Royal Chapel is also open to tourists during the summer month and in connection with organ and classical music concerts. The chapel is used for weddings, baptisms and funerals, and may be closed at such times.
My favourite place in Stockholm as I fell in love with the architecture. It’s such a sober coloring and it did took my breath away (even I might sound over exaggerating but that’s how I felt).
Definitely worth a visit even it’s short or take your time to observe the detail (even pictures can’t justify its beauty).