The unique baroque and Rococo environment of Drottningholm – its palace, theatre, park and Chinese Pavilion – has been perfectly preserved. This royal palace emerged in its present from towards the end of the seventeenth century, and was one of the most lavish buildings of its era. Contemporary Italian and French architecture inspired Tessin the Elder in his design, which was also intended to glorify royal power. The project was completed by Tessin the Younger, while architects such as Carl Harleman and Jean Eric Rehn finished the interiors. The Royal Family uses parts of the palace as their private residence. Drottningholm was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991.

Morning receptions were held in Queen Hedvig Eleonora’s State Bedroom, which is a lavish Baroque room, designed by Tessin the Elder. It took about fifteen years for Sweden’s foremost artists and craftsmen to decorate the room, which was completed in 1683.

The Queen commissioned Jean Eric Rehn to decorate this splendid Queen Lovisa Ulrika’s Library, which illustrates her influence on art and science in Sweden in the eighteenth century.