Stiftsgården

Stiftsgården is one of the largest wooden building in Scandinavia since 1906, and the official residence of the King of Norway in Trondheim.

The house was built in 1774-78 as a private residence for Mrs. Werner Cecilie Christine Schøller. In 1800, sold Schøllers grandson, Stie Tønsberg von Krogh, the property to the state. By 1906 it was the residence of the pin bailiff, ie the chief administrative officer of the congregation or diocese. Since the coronation of King Charles III. See Johan in Nidaros Cathedral in 1818 here the celebrations in connection with the coronation of the new king or blessing instead. In connection with the coronation of King Haakon and Queen Maud in 1906 the Stiftsgården the official residence of the King in Trondheim. The building is considered one of the main buildings of Norwegian architecture. Style default, the palace is located between rococo and classicism. The Palais also has a JD from drawings by Berlin -scale Rococo Park, originally a garden. Stiftsgården is comparable to Monrepos ( Vyborg ).