The Royal Palace is the King of Sweden’s official residence and workplace, and the setting for many of the monarchy’s official receptions. Much of it is open to visitors all year round. The palace has more than 600 rooms across 11 floors, with state apartments facing the city and smaller rooms facing the inner courtyard.

Visitors can see the Royal Apartments, the Treasury and its regalia, the Tre Kronor Museum, which covers the palace’s medieval history, and Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities. Visit Stockholm also lists the Armory, with royal costumes, armour and coronation carriages, and displays of coaches from the Royal Stable. The palace contains the Royal Chapel. The changing of the guard is a popular visitor attraction.

The palace was built in Baroque style by architect Nicodemus Tessin and formed as a Roman palace. Visit Stockholm says it was largely built during the 18th century in Italian Baroque style, on the site of the Tre Kronor castle, which burned down in 1697. The palace is open to visitors year-round. Nearby, Riddarholmen Church, the royal burial church, is a five-minute walk away.