The Haga Park is at the northern boundary of Stockholm, 3 miles away from dowtown.

The king Gustavus III of Sweden had bought the Haga in 1771. With the aid of architect Fredrik Magnus Piper , he began to carry out an Anglo-Chinese garden, Old Haga.

Guest of the Désert de Retz for six weeks in 1784, infinitely allured, he requested drawings of the fabriques from M. de Monville, which he accepted in 1785. He choose French artists to extend the park of Haga and add magnificent buildings (during the same journey he also visited Ermenonville and Petit Trianon. He received from Marie-Antoinette a port-folio of draws of Petit Trianon that she granted to important visitors; this set, one of the three known, is now in the Royal Library in Stockholm).

Architect Louis Jean Desprez had to build an ambitious Museum Palace, to house the King's collection of antique Roman statues. But the building stopped with the murder of the king by a fanatic noble in 1792 and only cellars remain, looking like ruins.

The King's Pavilion was completed in 1792, just before his death. The pavilion took the place of former Brahelund estate in the extension of the park. It had been built by Olof Templeman and decorated by Louis Masreliez. The King cooperated closely to the design, and wrote himself many notes on the drawings.
The pavilion is still perfectly preserved and furnished, as a national treasury. It has been refurbished in the mid of 19th century and again in 1948, with in mind the challenge of restoring perfectly the design of 1792.

Tents in copper (Koppartälten) , the temple of Echo , a Turkish and a Chinese pavilions, all built from 1786 to 1790, also stand in the park.

King Gustavus III (red numbers): 1 - King's pavilion (Gustavus III pavilion) 2 - Turkish pavilion 3 - Chinese pavilion 4 - Temple of echo 5 - Tents made of copper 6 - Basement of unfinished palace (called "the Ruins") Other buildings (black numbers) : 7 - Queen's pavilion (called "Residence") 8 - 9 gates 10 - Botanical gardens, greenhouses, butterflies
The Queen's pavilion, built in 1802-1804, where guests of the Government are accommodated, is therefore called "Haga Slott". Don't mistake with Haga Slott , a luxury hotel near Enköping, in a castle of the XVIIth century.

Bus 515, strating from Odenplan; stop Haga Norra. From Monday to Friday the bus 70 also stops there. Free entrance, closed at night.
Coffe shop in the main copper tent. The Royal Pavilion is note opened. The butterfly greenhouses may be visited at the price of a fee.

The Park of Haga are a part of the Ekoparken , wide linked forest parks surrounding the town of Stockholm and melted in its urban district. During the summer, boats to rover allround.

• The Haga Park is situated in Solna : page of Solna
• Swedish Wikipedia : FM Piper's project (partly achieved only)
• "China and gardens of Europe of the XVIII^th century" by Osvald SIREN. The great book about anglo-chinese gardens, in which Sweden has a major place.
• The Desprez Academy .
• The Kommittén för Gustavianska Parken .

Pages about Anglo-Chinese gardens The Désert de Retz Ermenonville Méréville Bagatelle Other famous Anglo-Chinese gardens in France Anglo-Chinese gardens of France parcelled out The Folie Saint-James The Chinese pavilion of Cassan The Nymphaeum of Chatou Country corner The Garenne-Lemot Some gardens of Sweden Some gardens of other European countries

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