Rosendal Palace
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Rosendal Palace, Rosendal Slott in Swedish, was built 1823-1827 for Charles XIV John of Sweden by architect Fredrik Blom.
Fredrik August Lidströmer was the first architect for king Karl XIV Johan at the construction of the original Rosendal palace (that burned down 1819). He was Stockholm's City architect 1818-1824. He also performed the drawings for the new replacing Rosendal palace, which was to a variable deal followed by Fredrik Blom, who was also the adept of FA Lidströmer's father Jonas Lidströmer. The Queen's pavilion (Drottningpaviljongen) at the present Rosendal palace is however completely the work of Fredrik August Lidströmer, as well as the Guard's cottage (Vaktstugan).
At the order of the king Fredrik August Lidströmer was also responsible for transport and placement of the giant Porphyry Vase (see note) at the Rosendal palace. Porphyry is a Scandinavian unique volcanic stone, extremely heavy and solid, and the Rosendal Vase is the world's largest porphyry object, cut in one item and considered a masterpiece. See Älvdalen (Älvdalsporfyr) in Dalacarlia.
The Palace is situated on southern Djurgården in Stockholm.
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