Axel Oxenstierna Palace

Baroque palace of Chancellor Oxenstierna (1668), Gamla Stan Stockholm, now City Archive.

The palace of Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna in Gamla Stan, Stockholm's Old Town, is one of Sweden's most significant Baroque buildings, designed by Jean de la Vallée and built 1653-1668. Oxenstierna was one of the most powerful statesmen of the 17th century, serving as de facto regent of Sweden during the minority of Queen Christina. Listed as a protected building, it now houses the Stockholm City Archive.