Old Parliament House, Stockholm

Old Parliament House
Gamla riksdagshuset
Gamla riksdagshuset, 1911 facade.
General information
Town or city	Stockholm
Country	Sweden
Construction started	1833
Completed	1833
Client	Riksdagen of the Estates Riksdagen (Swedish Parliament)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Johan Fredrik Åbom

The Old Parliament House (Swedish: Gamla riksdagshuset) is the former seat of the Parliament of Sweden (Riksdag), located at Birger Jarls torg, on the Riddarholmen (island), in central Stockholm. It was used until January 1905, when the building on Helgeandsholmen was inaugurated.

History

The Old Parliament House was the seat of:

• the Riksdag of the Estates from 1833 to 1866
• the bicameral Riksdag from 1866 to 1905.

An additional section on the seaside was designed in 1911 by Aron Johansson, in the National Romantic style.

See also

• Architecture of Stockholm
• History of the Riksdag
• House of the Estates
• Parliament House, Stockholm — housing the Swedish Parliament since 1910.