The Guard Tent
The Guard Tent is a building in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County. The Guard Tent is situated nearby to The Chinese Pavilion, as well as near the peak Flora’s Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Chinese Pavilion and Drottningholm Palace Theatre.
The Chinese Pavilion
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chinese Pavilion, located in the grounds of the Drottningholm Palace park, is a Chinese-inspired royal pavilion originally built between 1753 and 1769. The pavilion is currently one of Sweden's Royal Palaces and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Chinese Pavilion is situated 130 metres south of The Guard Tent.
Drottningholm Palace Theatre
Theater building
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Drottningholm Palace Theatre is an opera house located at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the few 18th century theatres in Europe that is still used as a theatre with its original stage machinery. Drottningholm Palace Theatre is situated 680 metres northeast of The Guard Tent.
The English Park
Park
Photo: Jun Kwang Han, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The English Park is situated 580 metres north of The Guard Tent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drottningholm and Södra Ängby.
Drottningholm
Village
Photo: Mastad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Drottningholm, literally "Queen's Islet", is a locality situated in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden, with 398 inhabitants in 2010. It is on the island Lovön in lake Mälaren on the outskirts of Stockholm. Drottningholm Palace, the residence of the Swedish royal family since 1981, is here.
Södra Ängby
Suburb
Photo: Urbourbo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Södra Ängby is a residential area blending functionalism with garden city ideals, located in western Stockholm, Sweden, forming part of the Bromma borough. Södra Ängby is situated 3 km north of The Guard Tent.
Nockeby
Suburb
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nockeby is a residential district in western Stockholm and part of the Bromma borough. It is part of the Bromma district and has an area of 98 hectares. Nockeby is situated 3 km northeast of The Guard Tent.
The Guard Tent
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Guard Tent of Drottningholm Palace” and “Vakttältet”
- Categories: building, tent, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.31821° or 59° 19′ 6″ northLongitude
17.8778° or 17° 52′ 40″ eastOpen location code
9FFV8V9H+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 220232078OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q10712071
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Swedish—“The Guard Tent” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Stan strážců Drottningholmského Paláce”
- Czech: “Vakttältet av Drottningholms slott”
- Czech: “Vakttältet”
- Dutch: “Vakttältet”
- Dutch: “Wachttent van het Drottningholm-paleis”
- French: “Vakttältet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vakt teltet ved Drottningholm Slott”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vakttältet”
- Norwegian: “Vakttältet”
- Polish: “Vakttältet”
- Russian: “Vakttältet”
- Russian: “Палатка охраны дворца Дротнингхольм”
- Slovak: “Vakttältet”
- Swedish: “Vakttältet av Drottningholms slott”
- Swedish: “Vakttältet, Drottningholm”
- Swedish: “Vakttältet”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flora’s Hill and The Baroque Garden.
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