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Tyresö Palace

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Tyresö Palace is a 17th-century Swedish palace near Stockholm, completed in 1636 and today run as a museum. The building has a symmetrical three-part façade with prominent end towers and sits within extensive landscape gardens that were reworked as an English-style park in the 18th century.

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First raised

1633

Its prime

1636

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1636

What Tyresö Palace looked like in its prime.

Wide, low three-part masonry palace with pale yellow plastered façades and a broad central block flanked by two taller square towers; each tower is topped by a copper-clad, bulbous spire and slender pinnacles. Windows are regularly spaced rectangular openings; roofs are dark, shallow-pitched and clad in tile or slate. A sculpted, red-stone main portal sits in the centre and the palace opens directly onto a trimmed lawn and large naturalistic landscape gardens.

Its story

The story of Tyresö Palace.

Construction of Tyresö Palace began in the 1620s and was completed in 1636 by Gabriel Oxenstierna, Lord High Steward of Sweden, who also built the nearby Tyresö Church, inaugurated with his own burial in 1641. In 1648 the palace was inherited by Maria Sofia De la Gardie, who had married his nephew Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna; she resided at Tyresö, managing her estates around the Baltic Sea, until 1694.

The writer Maria Gustava Gyllenstierna lived at the palace between 1699 and 1737. In the 1770s the palace was modernised and the first English garden in Sweden was created, planned by the garden architect Fredrik Magnus Piper, a mixture of English park, Swedish floral meadow and fairy-tale imagery, with the ancient forest as its ultimate inspiration. The extensive, apparently natural landscape gardens still exist.

The papal Marquis Claes Lagergren purchased Tyresö in 1892 and, assisted by the architect Isak Gustaf Clason, rebuilt it in a national romantic style inspired by original 17th-century drawings, wanting the palace kept as a living document of Swedish history. On his death in 1930 he left it to the Nordic Museum, which owns the palace today and opens it for guided tours during the summer.

Step inside

7 places to explore in 1636.

The record describes 7 distinct spots at Tyresö Palace, including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.

Main lawn approach (exterior)Central portal and entrance stair (exterior)West wing side façade (exterior)East tower and cupola (exterior)Roofline, pinnacles and skyline (exterior)Front courtyard and small monuments (exterior)English-style landscape garden (grounds)

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Whose castle

Clans who held Tyresö Palace.

The families that held Tyresö Palace for a decade or more across its history, follow a name to its clan.

  • Oxenstierna

    Built by Gabriel Oxenstierna, Lord High Steward of Sweden, completed in 1636.

  • De la Gardie

    Maria Sofia De la Gardie inherited the palace in 1648 and managed her Baltic estates from it until 1694.

  • Lagergren

    Bought by the papal Marquis Claes Lagergren in 1892; left to the Nordic Museum on his death in 1930.

Nearby

Landmarks within reach of Tyresö Palace.

3Arena, SwedenStadium3Arena14 km awayStockholm Palace, SwedenPalaceStockholm Palace17 km awayStockholm Telephone tower, SwedenTowerStockholm Telephone tower17 km away

Questions about Tyresö Palace

Where is Tyresö Palace?

Tyresö Palace is in Tyresö Municipality, about 25 kilometres south-east of central Stockholm. It stands near the innermost part of Kalvfjärden, in the historic province of Södermanland. The palace is set within extensive landscape gardens, including Sweden’s first English-style park.

When was Tyresö Palace built?

Tyresö Palace was built in the 17th century, with construction beginning in the 1620s and completion in 1636. The site record gives 1633 as the year it was first raised. Gabriel Oxenstierna began the project after taking possession of the estate, and the palace was completed during the 1630s.

Why was Tyresö Palace built, and what was it used for?

Tyresö Palace was built as the principal residence of Gabriel Oxenstierna’s estate and later served as a residence for aristocratic families. Its early design retained defensive features, including a closed layout and surviving loopholes in the lake towers. Since 1930 it has been owned by the Nordic Museum and used as a museum.

Which family or clan held Tyresö Palace?

Tyresö Palace was held by the Oxenstierna family, the De la Gardie family and later the Lagergren family. Gabriel Oxenstierna built it and completed it in 1636; Maria Sofia De la Gardie inherited it in 1648 and managed her Baltic estates from the palace until 1694. Claes Lagergren bought it in 1892 and left it to the Nordic Museum in 1930.

What did Tyresö Palace look like in its prime?

Tyresö Palace has a wide, low, three-part masonry form with pale yellow plastered façades. Its broad central block is flanked by taller square towers, each topped by a copper-clad bulbous spire and slender pinnacles. Regular rectangular windows, dark shallow-pitched roofs and a sculpted red-stone central portal complete the exterior.

What is inside Tyresö Palace?

Tyresö Palace contains rooms including the Breakfast Room, Emperor’s Salon, Library, Great Dining Room, Tower Salon, Blue Salon and Yellow Salon. The interiors include Swedish rococo furniture, 17th-century Brussels tapestries, Chinese rice-paper wallpaper and decorated stucco ceilings. The rooms were restored between 1993 and 1997 to reflect the Lagergren family’s period there.

Who owns Tyresö Palace now?

Tyresö Palace is owned and operated by the Nordic Museum. It was left to the museum after Claes Lagergren died in 1930. The palace has also been designated an individual listed building complex since 2013.

Does anyone live at Tyresö Palace now?

Tyresö Palace is not solely a private home today. It is a museum, and a courtyard wing is rented as a private residence. The main building was formerly a home for the Lagergren family and now contains museum interiors and public spaces.

Is Tyresö Palace still standing, or is it a ruin?

Tyresö Palace is still standing and is in restored condition. Nordic Museum carried out extensive interior and exterior renovation between 1993 and 1997. The present building reflects several periods of alteration, including Claes Lagergren’s national romantic remodelling inspired by the 17th-century palace.

Who built Tyresö Palace?

Tyresö Palace was built by Gabriel Oxenstierna, while its later remodelling was carried out with architect Isak Gustaf Clason. The original architect or master builder of the 17th-century palace is unknown. Clason worked with Claes Lagergren on the national romantic transformation from 1892 onwards.

Was Tyresö Palace ever attacked or besieged?

Tyresö Palace was attacked in 1719, when Russian forces came to burn it. Maria Gustava Gyllenstierna had the towers demolished, making the attackers think the palace had already been destroyed. They turned back, so the palace did not fall.

Can you visit Tyresö Palace?

Tyresö Palace can be visited as a museum. It is open for guided tours during the summer, and the ground floor is open to the public during the summer months. The Nordic Museum owns and operates the palace.

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