The Pillared Hall (Stockholm)

Sweden / Stockholm / Stockholm / Slottsbacken, 1
 museum, place with historical importance

The Pillared Hall was originally used by King Adolf Fredrik as a dining room. The ceiling was painted in 1730 by the Italian artist Alessandro Ferretti and it depicts Mother Svea (Swedish personified) and the seasons. This room was moderned in the 1780s by Gustav III, under the architect Jean Baptiste Masreliez. It included the overdoors and statues of Venus and Apollino by Johan Tobias Sergel.
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Coordinates:   59°19'36"N   18°4'18"E
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