The medieval Tre Kronor Castle was destroyed in a fire on May 7, 1697. Nicodemus Tessin the Younger designed the new palace, and construction started in 1697. Carl Hårleman completed it after Tessin died in 1728 and designed much of its Rococo interior. The infobox lists completion as 1760, while the text says it was officially declared finished in 1771.
The exterior is Baroque and the interior largely Rococo. The palace measures 755 feet (230 m) by 410 feet (125 m), with four rows named after the cardinal directions around the Inner Courtyard. It has three floors above ground plus a cellar, and the article states 1,430 rooms, 660 of them with windows.
It is the official residence of the Swedish monarch, though King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia usually live at Drottningholm Palace. Its museums include the Livrustkammaren, founded in 1628 and the oldest museum in Sweden.
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