Nicodemus Tessin the Younger

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Count Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (May 23, 1654- April 10, 1728) was a Swedish architect.

He studied with his father, Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, who was an important Swedish baroque architect. From 1673 to 1680 he travelled in Europe and visited England, France and Italy. This Tour had a great influence on his architectural production. His most important work is the great Stockholm Palace which he started in 1697. After his father's death, he continued his father's work and completed the Drottningholm Palace.

Nicodemus the Younger was the father of Carl Gustaf Tessin, one of the most influential Swedish politicians of his time.

[edit] Main works

• Stockholm Palace, where the influence of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's project for the Louvre is clear
• Tessin Palace in Stockholm (1694-1700)
• Steninge Manor [1](1694-98), inspired by the French Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
• Completed the Drottningholm Palace
• Gottorp castle near Schleswig, (1697-1703)