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unusual facts about Jean De la Vallée


Jean de la Vallée

The father had started the planning of the House of Knights in Stockholm, and in 1660 his son finished his father's work.


Riddarhustorget

It was originally created as the private residence of Gustaf Bonde (1620–1667) in the 1660s to the design by Jean de la Vallée and Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, however overtaken by the city in the early 18th century to serve as a city hall until the early 20th century and since WW2 accommodating the Supreme Court.


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