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Kronhuset
Kronhuset ('the Crown House' in English), formerly known as Giötheborgz Tyghuhs ('Gothenburg's Arsenal'), is a redbrick building in Västra Nordstaden in Gothenburg. It was constructed during the years 1643–1654 in a Dutch style, and is Gothenburg's joint-oldest secular building along with the Torstenson Palace (constructed 1648–1650). The royal architect Simon de la Vallée is believed to have designed the building. The Kronhus was originally used as an arsenal for the city garrison and as a granary to store food reserves so that the city could survive a siege. On December 9, 1927, the ownership of Kronhuset passed from the Swedish state to Gothenburg Municipality. It has been a byggnadsminne, a listed building, since 24 October 1968.
After the foundation of Gothenburg in 1621, the cannons and other equipment required for the defence of the city were initially kept in storehouses built into the bastions of the municipal fortifications, but it soon became clear that these were not of sufficient capacity. The decision to build an additional military storehouse was made in February 1640, and in May 1642 the order was issued to begin construction as soon as the ordered brick from Holland had arrived. The construction work was led by the garrison commander Olof Hansson Swart, later knighted Örnehufvud, who also happened to be the son of the mayor of Lödöse.
By 1643 the Kronhus had been built to a height of one storey, but at that point construction was halted due to lack of money. The work resumed around 1648, this time using Swedish bricks rather than imported Dutch ones, and with Johan Wärnschiöldh, the Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army, taking personal charge of the project. The building was finally completed in 1654.
The Riksdag of the Estates (Swedish Parliament) was convened in Gothenburg on 4 January 1660 by King Karl X Gustav, and the Kronhus was used as a venue for the assembly. The building thus acquired the distinction of serving as the kingdom's parliament house, and the large room on the ground floor has been known as the Rikssal ('National Hall') ever since. Karl Gustav died suddenly in the Torstensson Palace on 13 February, and the then four-year-old Crown Prince Karl was proclaimed King of Sweden on 1 March by the Riksdag.
In 1669 the Gothenburg German Church burned down, and the congregation was permitted to hold services in the Rikssal until the German Church was rebuilt in 1672. In 1680, the bottom floor of Kronhuset was again transformed into a church, this time on a permanent basis in order to act as a chapel for the garrison, which was recognised soon afterward by the Church of Sweden as an independent congregation with the name of 'Garrison Parish'. In 1895, the First Göta Artillery Regiment moved to newly built barracks in Kviberg, and the Second Göta Artillery Regiment moved to Jönköping in 1898, thus dissolving the Gothenburg garrison altogether and making the chapel redundant. The last service was held in the chapel on 25 March 1898, but the Garrison Parish was not abolished until 1927.
In that same year of 1927, the Kronhus was sold by the Swedish state to Gothenburg Municipality, which initially used it as a general-purpose storehouse. However, after the Second World War it was decided to restore the historic building and turn it into a museum. The restoration work lasted three years (1954-7), and the Kronhus was officially reopened by King Gustav VI Adolf on 17 May 1957. The restoration cost one million kronor and was paid for by private donations.
From 1957 to 1996, the ground floor of Kronhuset housed the Gothenburg City Museum. To commemorate the 300th anniversary of Karl X's death, the Museum held an exhibition in the Kronhus in February 1960, displaying various artefacts related to the king's death, including contemporary pamphlets from Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, and a model of the house in Gothenburg that Per Brahe the Younger and Beata de la Gardie owned and used as their private hospital during the 1660 Riksdag. The museum has since relocated to the former Swedish East India Company headquarters at Norra Hamngatan 12.
The Gothenburg Wind Orchestra was based at the Kronhus from 1997 to 2020.
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Kronhuset
Kronhuset ('the Crown House' in English), formerly known as Giötheborgz Tyghuhs ('Gothenburg's Arsenal'), is a redbrick building in Västra Nordstaden in Gothenburg. It was constructed during the years 1643–1654 in a Dutch style, and is Gothenburg's joint-oldest secular building along with the Torstenson Palace (constructed 1648–1650). The royal architect Simon de la Vallée is believed to have designed the building. The Kronhus was originally used as an arsenal for the city garrison and as a granary to store food reserves so that the city could survive a siege. On December 9, 1927, the ownership of Kronhuset passed from the Swedish state to Gothenburg Municipality. It has been a byggnadsminne, a listed building, since 24 October 1968.
After the foundation of Gothenburg in 1621, the cannons and other equipment required for the defence of the city were initially kept in storehouses built into the bastions of the municipal fortifications, but it soon became clear that these were not of sufficient capacity. The decision to build an additional military storehouse was made in February 1640, and in May 1642 the order was issued to begin construction as soon as the ordered brick from Holland had arrived. The construction work was led by the garrison commander Olof Hansson Swart, later knighted Örnehufvud, who also happened to be the son of the mayor of Lödöse.
By 1643 the Kronhus had been built to a height of one storey, but at that point construction was halted due to lack of money. The work resumed around 1648, this time using Swedish bricks rather than imported Dutch ones, and with Johan Wärnschiöldh, the Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army, taking personal charge of the project. The building was finally completed in 1654.
The Riksdag of the Estates (Swedish Parliament) was convened in Gothenburg on 4 January 1660 by King Karl X Gustav, and the Kronhus was used as a venue for the assembly. The building thus acquired the distinction of serving as the kingdom's parliament house, and the large room on the ground floor has been known as the Rikssal ('National Hall') ever since. Karl Gustav died suddenly in the Torstensson Palace on 13 February, and the then four-year-old Crown Prince Karl was proclaimed King of Sweden on 1 March by the Riksdag.
In 1669 the Gothenburg German Church burned down, and the congregation was permitted to hold services in the Rikssal until the German Church was rebuilt in 1672. In 1680, the bottom floor of Kronhuset was again transformed into a church, this time on a permanent basis in order to act as a chapel for the garrison, which was recognised soon afterward by the Church of Sweden as an independent congregation with the name of 'Garrison Parish'. In 1895, the First Göta Artillery Regiment moved to newly built barracks in Kviberg, and the Second Göta Artillery Regiment moved to Jönköping in 1898, thus dissolving the Gothenburg garrison altogether and making the chapel redundant. The last service was held in the chapel on 25 March 1898, but the Garrison Parish was not abolished until 1927.
In that same year of 1927, the Kronhus was sold by the Swedish state to Gothenburg Municipality, which initially used it as a general-purpose storehouse. However, after the Second World War it was decided to restore the historic building and turn it into a museum. The restoration work lasted three years (1954-7), and the Kronhus was officially reopened by King Gustav VI Adolf on 17 May 1957. The restoration cost one million kronor and was paid for by private donations.
From 1957 to 1996, the ground floor of Kronhuset housed the Gothenburg City Museum. To commemorate the 300th anniversary of Karl X's death, the Museum held an exhibition in the Kronhus in February 1960, displaying various artefacts related to the king's death, including contemporary pamphlets from Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, and a model of the house in Gothenburg that Per Brahe the Younger and Beata de la Gardie owned and used as their private hospital during the 1660 Riksdag. The museum has since relocated to the former Swedish East India Company headquarters at Norra Hamngatan 12.
The Gothenburg Wind Orchestra was based at the Kronhus from 1997 to 2020.