SWEDEN 



Drottningholm 



TAROTTNINGHOLM, the residence of the 

 **^ King and Queen or Sweden, situated six 

 miles from Stockholm, is one of the most 

 beautiful royal palaces of Sweden. It was 

 begun about 1662 and finished during the 

 reign of Adolt Fredrik (1751-71), but its 

 most brilliant period was when Gustaf III lived 

 there with his gay Court (1771-92). The 

 theatre, where were acted the plays for which 

 the King himself so often wrote the text, is 

 still standing, and in the park also you find 

 the remains of a little open-air theatre, where 

 the side-scenes as well as the dressing-rooms 

 are made of green hedges. The castle, which 

 lies close to Lake Malaren, contains many 

 beautiful old things and works of art, especially 

 tapestries. The gem of the collection is a set 



