Svartsjö Palace
A stone palace built in the rococo style by the Swedish king Fredrik I in the 18th century, as a gift to his queen Ulrika Eleonora. Partly built by the British royal architect William Chambers, it stands on the ruins of another royal castle that burned to the ground in the 17th century. After
a century of decay, it was converted to a facility for forced labor so as to mine the granite deposits nearby. It served as a prison up until 1965. Today, it stands mostly unused, a shadow of its former glorious self. The prison walls have been demolished, and the cells abandoned. But the beautiful facade still hides many dark secrets from the past.
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