Bonde Palace

The Bond ash Palace is a building in the old town of Stockholm, built 1662-1673 for the Reich Treasurer Gustaf Bonde.

The designs came from the architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. and Jean de la Vallée. The palace has the basic shape of an "H" and the north, to the water facing side wings enclose a small baroque garden. The main building was originally a copper roof, but this was destroyed in a fire in 1710. As the economic situation of the Bonde family deteriorated, it was forced to the palace only partially to rent, and ultimately to sell. In the following period, a court and the royal library were housed here.

In 1730 the town bought the Stockholm Palace, and took him over the next 200 years as a town hall. After another fire in 1753, the palace was the appearance, which is still encountered today. Especially in the interior has been much altered. Of the original internal arrangements still exist the vault of the cellar, various doors and ceilings of the entrance area and the writing room of the Imperial Treasurer.

Around the year 1940, the palace in state property over and is now used by the Supreme Court of Sweden. The construction has the status of a monument and building hosts various art treasures of the National Museum.