Prinsvillan, Djursholm
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Prinsvillan is a villa on Germaniavägen 14 A in Djursholm
by Ragnar Östberg
. The villa was built 1907-1909 in the country mansion style typical of the turn of the century.
The villa was the residence of Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (1889–1918), youngest son of Gustaf V of Sweden, who suffered from epilepsy and lived a withdrawn life there until 1917.
The villa has been privately owned since the 1960s and is today a residence for the South Africa
n embassy in Sweden.
Djursholm
Djursholm is one of four suburban districts in, and the seat of Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Djursholm is included in the multi-municipal Stockholm urban area.-History:...
by Ragnar Östberg
Ragnar Östberg
Ragnar Östberg was a Swedish architect who is most famous for designing Stockholm City Hall. He is the most famous architect within the so-called "national romanticist" movement in Sweden...
. The villa was built 1907-1909 in the country mansion style typical of the turn of the century.
The villa was the residence of Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (1889–1918), youngest son of Gustaf V of Sweden, who suffered from epilepsy and lived a withdrawn life there until 1917.
The villa has been privately owned since the 1960s and is today a residence for the South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n embassy in Sweden.
Sources
- Fredric Bedoire, Svenska slott och herrgårdar, Albert Bonniers Förlag 2006, ISBN 9789100105778
- Olof Hultin, Guide till Stockholms arkitektur, Stockholm Arkitektur Förlag, 2002, ISBN 9789186050726
- Staffan SkottStaffan SkottSten Staffan Skott is a Swedish journalist, author and translator. He has written extensively on the history of Russia and the Soviet Union...
, Alla dessa Bernadottar, Stockholm Bonnier, 1996, ISBN 91-0-056022-7