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Chinoiserie architectures overseas

( peopledaily.com.cn ) Updated: 2014-09-11 11:01:55

 

Chinoiserie architectures overseas

Chinese Pavilion in Sweden [Photo/Bjnews]

Chinese Pavilion in Sweden — Built for love

Location:

Ekero, Stockholm 178 02, Sweden

Builder:

King Adolf Fredrik surprised Queen Lovisa Ulrika on her birthday in 1753 with a small Chinese pleasure palace in the Drottningholm Palace park.

Features:

The original wooden building was replaced in the 1760s by a more permanent one, which today contains one of the finest European rococo interiors with chinoiserie.

 
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