Rosendal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, ca early 1900s
This black and white used postcard has a picture of Rosendal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden and has the date 19 September 19?4 or ?7 (not legible). Because the back of the card is divided and the message is written on the same side as the address, the date is probably at least 1904/07 and possibly 1914/1917. The stamp was removed and along with it the cancellation place and date so it is not possible to be sure of the date.
Built between 1823 and 1827 for King Karl XIV Johan, the first Bernadotte King of Sweden, it is located on an island in central Stockholm. It was intended as a retreat from the formalities of court life at the Royal Palace.
The original Rosendal Palace, designed by Fredrik August Lidströmer, burned down in 1819. Lidströmer created drawings for the replacement palace but Fredrik Blom, another leading architect of the time, was commissioned to build the replacement. It is known as the Karl XIV style in Sweden. With the creation of the replacement palace in the 1820s the area developed into a stately residential area. In addition to the main palace there is the Queen’s Pavilion and the Guard’s Cottage.
When King Oscar II died in 1907, his heirs made the Rosendal Palace a museum to the life of Karl XIV Johan. Today the palace is open to the public during the summer months.
For more information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosendal_Palace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrik_Blom
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