Stockholm - Drottningholm Palace

11km/ 7mi west of the center of Stockholm (45minutes by boat), on the island of Lovö, is Drottningham Palace, now the residence of the Swedish royal family. The palace, based on French and Dutch models, was built for Queen Eleonora in 1662 by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. It contains pictures by David Klöker Ehrenstrahl and Johan Philip Lempke and sculpture by Nicolas Millich and Burnhard Precht. In the beautiful park with its terraces and avenues of lime-trees are various bronze sculptures brought back from Denmark and Bohemia as trophies of war. In 1774 Drottningham was given to Queen Luise Ulrike (sister of Frederick the Great) as a wedding present, and new wings were added to the palace by Carl Hårleman and Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, with rooms in French Roccoco style, notably in the Library. Adelcrantz was also the architect of the theater (1766), which is still frequently used for performances and still preserves the stage machinery of Gustavus III's reign; 18th century scenery and costumes are displayed in the theater museum.