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The royal residence has been in the same location in the northern part of Gamla stan in Stockholm since the middle of the 13th century when the Tre Kronor Castle was built. The current palace was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger after the medieval Tre Kronor Castle was destroyed in a fire on 7 May 1697. Due to the costly Great Northern War that started in 1700, construction of the palace was halted in 1709, and not recommenced until 1727— six years after the end of the war. When Tessin the Younger died in 1728, the palace was completed by Carl Hårleman, who also designed a large part of its Rococo interior. The palace was not ready to use until 1754, when King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika moved in. No major alterations have been made in the palace since its completion.

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