Tre Kronor Castle

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castle former building royal residence

Tre Kronor Castle was the medieval royal castle and principal residence of Swedish monarchs in Stockholm until it was largely destroyed by fire in 1697.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Tre Kronor Castle fire of 1697 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ⓘ
former building ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ
associatedWith King of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: Swedish monarchy

Swedish national symbols ⓘ
history of Stockholm ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Stockholm ⓘ
Destroyed buildings and structures in Sweden ⓘ
Former castles in Sweden ⓘ
Medieval castles in Sweden ⓘ
Royal residences in Sweden ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
currentStatus ruins integrated into Stockholm Palace ⓘ
dateOfDestruction 1697 ⓘ
destroyedBy fire ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ
functionUntil principal royal residence until 1697 ⓘ
governedBy King of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: Swedish monarchy
hasMuseum Vasa Museum ⓘ
surface form: Tre Kronor Museum
hasNameMeaning Three Crowns ⓘ
heritage symbol of Swedish royal power ⓘ
symbol of the Swedish state ⓘ
locatedIn Old Town, Stockholm ⓘ
surface form: Gamla stan

Stockholm ⓘ
Stockholm County ⓘ
Stockholm Palace ⓘ
surface form: Stockholm Palace complex

Swedish Empire ⓘ
surface form: Swedish Realm

Uppland ⓘ
locationRelativeTo overlooking Stockholm harbor ⓘ
situated on Stadsholmen island ⓘ
museumLocation Tre Kronor Castle, Stockholm ⓘ
surface form: cellars of Stockholm Palace
namedAfter Three Crowns national emblem of Sweden ⓘ
partiallyDestroyed true ⓘ
partOf Swedish royal palaces ⓘ
replacedBy Stockholm Palace ⓘ
significance principal residence of Swedish monarchs in Stockholm until 1697 ⓘ
significantEvent Tre Kronor Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tre Kronor Castle fire of 1697
usedAs administrative center ⓘ
fortified stronghold ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
usedBy Swedish monarchs ⓘ
Swedish Royal Court ⓘ
surface form: Swedish royal court
yearDestroyed 1697 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karl Karlsson → birthPlace → Tre Kronor Castle ⓘ
King Gustav I of Sweden → deathPlace → Tre Kronor Castle ⓘ
subject surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
Charles XI of Sweden → residence → Tre Kronor Castle ⓘ
Karl Karlsson → residence → Tre Kronor Castle ⓘ
Tre Kronor Castle → significantEvent → Tre Kronor Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tre Kronor Castle fire of 1697
subject surface form: Tre Kronor Castle
this entity surface form: Tre Kronor Castle fire of 1697