Erik Palmstedt

Erik Palmstedt ( born December 16, 1741 Stockholm, † June 12, 1803 ) was a Swedish architect. He counts as the creator of several outstanding examples of architecture in Stockholm the most important representatives of the Gustavian style.

Biography

Erik was the son of Johan Hofkappelenspieler Palmstedt and Maria Segerlund. He was at the school of the city architect J. E. Carlsberg formed in 1773 and appointed deputy city architect. Already at the age of 19 had been designed independently in Stockholm Palmstedt different houses. Furthermore Palmstedt completed some work for the court before he was charged in 1767 with the initial public house ( BÖRSHUSET ), now the home of Alfred Nobel Museum. He changed the existing designs of the architect CRONSTEDT completely and is thus regarded as the creator of the building. The house is typical of the transition from Rococo to the Gustavian style.

A study trip 1778-1780 took him to Rome and Paris. In the former city he studied the architecture of Antiquity, where he recorded his feelings and the recorded knowledge along with style analysis and drawings in his diary. In the French capital Palmstedt was influenced by monumental buildings and the beginnings of the Baroque. This is evident in his early buildings, reflecting the works of Jacques-François Blondel and Gilles Marie Oppenort.

Back in Sweden Palmstedt was by Gustav III. obliged to implement and carry out conversions at Gripsholm Castle. He received the most attention, however, for the palace of hereditary princes in Stockholm. He also designed his own house in Stockholm's Old Town ( Västerlånggatan 27) and various buildings and objects become victims of demolition activities were. In 1791 he received the title of professor and at the same time he became a member of the Royal Academy of Arts. Already 10 years ago Palmstedt had been elected to the Academy of Music. At the Academy of Art, he became in 1802 Rector of the architecture department.

Outside of Stockholm developed various manors, as the courts in södermanländischen Heby and västmanländischen Skinnskatteberg, as well as several church was enlarged by Palmstedts templates.

Erik Palmstedt married in 1784 Gustav Robsahmsson Helen, the daughter of a member of the court choir. As members of high society the two received spouses artists like Carl Michael Bellman, Joseph Martin Kraus and Elias Martin. Erik Palmstedts son Carl (1785-1870) was an employee of Berzelius and later founded the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.

Other selected works from Erik Palmstedts spring

  • Bridge from Stockholm Palace after Norrmalm ( Norrbro ), 1781-1807
  • Customs House ( Tullhuset ), 1783-1790
  • Castle Svartån in Finland, 1783-1792
  • Construction of the fountain on the Stortorget, Old Town Stockholm, 1778
  • House Hildebrand in the quarter rose bath, destroyed
  • Wells ( Tyska brunn ) at the former bridge to Riddarholmen, destroyed

Gallery

Norrbro

Fountain on Main Square

Castle Heby, 1780 at Gnesta

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