Skokloster Castle
| Skokloster Castle | |
|---|---|
Facade facing west, July 2018 | |
Interactive fullscreen map | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Town or city | Håbo Municipality |
| Country | Sweden |
| Coordinates | 59°42′13.68″N 17°37′9.88″E / 59.7038000°N 17.6194111°E |
| Construction started | 1654 |
| Completed | 1676 (unfinished) |
Skokloster Castle (Swedish: Skoklosters slott) is a Swedish Baroque castle built between 1654 and 1676 by Carl Gustaf Wrangel, located on a peninsula of Lake Mälaren between Stockholm and Uppsala. It became a state museum in the 1970s and displays collections of paintings, furniture, textiles and tableware as well as books and weapons that amount to 20,000 items.