Old Parliament House
Also known as Gamla riksdagshuset
1833
building
The Old Parliament House is the former seat of the Parliament of Sweden, located at Birger Jarls torg, on the Riddarholmen (island), in central Stockholm. It was used until January 1905, when the building on Helgeandsholmen was inaugurated.
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- 1866
When the Riksdag of the Estates gave way to a two-chamber parliament, Johan Fredrik Åbom rebuilt the house to hold both chambers. A story was added, and the neighboring Hebbeska huset was bought and drawn into the parliament complex.
Johan Fredrik Åbom
- 1911
An extension finished in 1911 gave the building its front toward the water, with the two towers that mark it from Riddarfjärden. Aron Johansson drew it; the Riksdag had already left for Helgeandsholmen in 1905 and government offices were…
Aron Johansson
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