Vadstena Castle, Lake Vattern, Ostergotland: view of two of the four circular cannon turrets and the moat

RIBA Ref No RIBA27958

Artist/Photographer	Deakin, Ralph (1888-1952)
Country	Sweden
City	Vadstena
Subject Date	1620
Image Date	1930
View	Exterior
Style	Renaissance
Medium	Photoprint
Library Reference	DK/SW/32 (DKN/SW/85)
Orientation	Landscape
Colour Info	Black and white
Credit	Ralph Deakin / RIBA Collections
Subject	Moats ; Domes ; Palaces ; Round buildings ; Castles

NOTES: This castle was built originally a fortress King Gustav Vasa in 1545. Its transformation into a castle began in the 1550s and was completed by 1620. It was a royal palace until 1716 after which it became a storage for grain. It remains one of the best examples of Renaissance architecture in Sweden. - Sweden: Vadstena (Ostergotland): castle on Lake Vattern, 1545-1620 (archt J Bulgerin): round towers (DK/SW/32)

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