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Jun 28, 2024 · He initiated a restoration of Skokloster Castle. Before that, he had carried out extensive archival research and investigations into how the castle was built and why. When he rebuilt Katarina Church following a fire, he chose not to use modern methods and materials.
Jun 28, 2024 · Two central-plan churches – Katarina Church and Hedvig Eleonora Church – were built. Apartments were created for Queen Hedvig Eleonora at Gripsholm Castle. It was intended that Stockholm Palace would be transformed into a Baroque palace based on Roman and French models.
Jul 1, 2024 · Katarina Church – the most beautiful in Stockholm? The Katarina Church is located in the area of Södermalm and from here you have views over almost all of Stockholm. The church has been ravaged by fire twice, in 1732 and 1990, but has been restored both times.
1 day ago · Vreta Abbey was a house of Benedictine nuns until 1162, when it was turned into a Cistercian nunnery. The first Cistercian abbess was Ingegerd, sister of Charles VII. A second sister, Helena, widow of Canute V of Denmark, entered Vreta as a nun after her husband's death in 1157, and other members of the Swedish and Danish royal families were ...
2 days ago · She is featured as the leader of the Swedish civilization in the video game expansion pack Civilization VI: Gathering Storm with her name spelled in Swedish (Kristina). She is depicted as having a strong focus on culture and art.
Jul 18, 2024 · Guide to Graninge Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Editing rights have been suspended on the English Wiki.
2 days ago · Controlled by the autonomous Church of Sinai, which is part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, the monastery became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002 for its unique importance in the traditions of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
