Hessenstein Palace (Stockholm)

 palace, courthouse, listed building / architectural heritage

The Hessenstein Palace was built in 1630 by the State Councilor Bengt Bengtsson Oxenstierna and is designed by Nicodemus Tessin in a Dutch renaissance style.
Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna bought the Palace in 1670 by his relative and used it as his private residence for his family. According to the records he needed the space since he had 18 children. In 1680 he rebuilt it to the original style and the architect was Nicodemus Tessin (the son of the older Nicodemus Tessin that had designed it in 1630).
In 1697 when the Royal Palace burnt to the ground the Royal Family moved into the Palace, waiting for the Wrangel Palace to be restored after its fire in 1693..
In 1740 King Fredrik I donated the Palace to his mistress Hedvig Taube. After her death the Palace was inherited by her (and the kings) oldest son, Fredrik Hessenstein. He have given the Palace its name.
Today the Environmental Court uses the Palace.