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The Chinese Pavilion (or in Swedish "Kina Slott") is a small Chinese pleasure pavilion in the Drottningholm Palace park, built in the 1760s as birthday gift from King Adolf Fredrik to Queen Lovisa Ulrika.
The Chinese Pavilion, together with Drottningholm Palace and its grounds, is on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
The Drottningholm Palace is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. It is located in Drottningholm. It is built on the island Lovön (in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County), and is one of Sweden's Royal Palaces. It was originally built in the late 16th century. Apart from being the private residency of the Swedish royal family, the castle is a popular tourist attraction.
The Chinese Pavilion, together with Drottningholm Palace and its grounds, is on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Drottningholm Palace (Changing of the Royal Guards)
Changing of the Royal Guards is a several hunderd years old ceremony during which the guards of the Royal Family or its palaces are changed. Here you can see it at Drottningholm Palace grounds just outside Drottningholm Palace Theatre.
The park and gardens at Drottningholm have been developed in three stages, inspired by three main styles.
The oldest garden was planted at the end of the 1600s upon the initiative of Queen Hedvig Eleonora. At the centre stands the Hercules fountain - bronze figures created by the sculptor Adriaen de Vries. After a walled terrace comes the parterre d'eau with ten jets of water and lawns enclosed by box-wood hedges.
The 18th-century Court Theatre at Drottningholm is on the "world heritage" list.
The building was completed in 1766 and rests on the remains of an earlier theatre destroyed by fire in 1762.
The Tall Ships' Races are a combination of sailing races between ports and festivals of the world largest sailing ships while in the ports. Here you can see the visitors at Slussen.
The Tall Ships' Races are the biggest annual event for large sailing vessels in the world, and have been taking place since 1956. The Tall Ships' Races bring young people from different countries and backgrounds together and present challenges that only the ocean can provide.
In this pano you can see the world's largest trditional training tall ship 'Sedov', a Russian 4 masted barque 117.5m long (385.5 ft). Professional Crew: 70, Cadets: 120, Guest Trainees: 50
The ship was built in Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany in 1921. During the World War II (1939-1945) the barque was sailing in the Baltic Sea under the German Navy flag. When the Second World War was over, the Soviet Union got the ship as war reparation together with two other German tall ships. Here at Stadsgardshamnen, Stockholm.
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