Västerås Castle
Also known as Västerås slott
1200
castle
Västerås slott is a medieval keep folded into a Vasa castle, burned in 1736 and rebuilt by Carl Hårleman into its present residency form. The earliest keep was raised in the 1200s at the mouth of Svartån into Lake Mälaren as shelter and…
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- 1736-1758
After the fire of 1736, Carl Hårleman oversaw the reconstruction of the palace. The floor arrangement was reorganized, the rooms on the ground floor were given vaulted ceilings, and an additional top story was added to serve as the county…
Carl Hårleman
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