The Gatehouse
The Gatehouse is a building in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County. The Gatehouse is situated nearby to The Guard Tent, as well as near The Baroque Garden.Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Also known as: “Bomstugan” and “Grindstugan (Drottningholm)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Chinese Pavilion and The Guard Tent.
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 440 metres southeast of The Gatehouse.
The Guard Tent
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Guard Tent is situated 320 metres southeast of The Gatehouse.
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 720 metres northeast of The Gatehouse.
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 2½ km northeast of The Gatehouse.
Blackeberg
Suburb
Photo: Bysmon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blackeberg is a suburb of Stockholm built in the 1950s, and is part of the Bromma borough. Blackeberg was originally a croft first mentioned in 1599. The croft was demolished in 1861 by Knut Ljunglöf, who built a house, a stable, a mill and a saw instead. Blackeberg is situated 3 km north of The Gatehouse.
The Gatehouse
Latitude
59.32015° or 59° 19′ 13″ northLongitude
17.87366° or 17° 52′ 25″ eastOpen location code
9FFV8VCF+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 93732860OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q10508846
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Swedish—“The Gatehouse” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Grindstugan (Drottningholm)”
- Italian: “Grindstugan”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grindstugan, Drottningholm”
- Norwegian: “Grindstugan”
- Swedish: “Grindstugan, Drottningholm”
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Highlights include The Baroque Garden and The Gotic Tower.
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