Matchstick Palace
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Matchstick Palace is a historic Stockholm building commissioned by Swedish match tycoon Ivar Kreuger, renowned for its grand neoclassical architecture and association with the early 20th-century match industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matchstick Palace canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts influences
ⓘ
neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany |
Svenska Tändsticks AB
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish Match NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | match industry ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Ivar Kreuger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivar Tengbom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Ivar Kreuger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1926 ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| designedBy | Ivar Tengbom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Ivar Kreuger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasExteriorFeature |
classical columns
ⓘ
monumental façade ⓘ stone cladding ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
conference venue
ⓘ
event venue ⓘ office space ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
marble staircases
ⓘ
ornate meeting rooms ⓘ representative halls ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
marble
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Tändstickspalatset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePatron | Ivar Kreuger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalFunction |
corporate headquarters
ⓘ
office for Svenska Tändsticks AB executives ⓘ |
| hasOwnerHistory |
Svenska Tändsticks AB
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish Match NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | culturally significant building in Stockholm ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Norrmalm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ central Stockholm ⓘ |
| significance |
example of grand corporate architecture in Stockholm
ⓘ
symbol of Swedish match industry power ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Västra Trädgårdsgatan 15 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| usedAs | prestige headquarters for Ivar Kreuger’s business empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tändstickspalatset