Parliament House, Stockholm
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The Parliament House is the seat of the parliament of Sweden, the Riksdag. It is located on nearly half of Helgeandsholmen, in the Gamla stan district of central Stockholm.
The Parliament from the east.
The plenary hall.
The former second chamber, nowadays used for committee meetings.
West from the Vasabron
The Old Parliament House is the former seat of the Parliament of Sweden, located at Birger Jarls torg, on the Riddarholmen, in central Stockholm. It was used until January 1905, when the building on H
Parliament House, Stockholm
…and 1905. In 1889, a competition had been held to select a design for the new Parliament building, that Johansson won. Upon opening, it replaced the Old Riksdag Building (Gamla Riksdagshuset) on Riddarholmen (island). The two buildings of the complex were originally constructed to house the Riksdag in one, and the Sveriges Riksbank (Swedish…
Gamla riksdagshuset, 1911 facade.