10:15 I don't think so. The queen Lovisa Ulrika got the Chinese Pavilion as a birthday gift from king Adolf Fredrik in 1753, and the key was given to her by crown prince Gustaf (7 years old, later king Gustaf III), dressed as a Chinese prince. I don't think Gustaf had any Chinese blood. But I think the whole thing was due to the fact that there was a very strong interest for China in Sweden and all Europe at this time. We had just recently begun to trade with China at a larger scale and lots of porcelain and other fine products were imported, which were very high quality and beautiful, so, although not much about China was known, people here thought it was an ideal country - there was a China fad at this time. That is why this remarkable pavilion was built. First it was smaller - it was expanded to the present size in the 1760s. Gustaf III, as you may know, became very interested in theatre and was the one who started the famous small theatre at Drottningholm with much technical equipment, which is still in use, and it is said to be the best preserved theatre from the 1700s in the world. So I can imagine he enjoyed playing a prince already as a kid.
Hahaha! In Swedish "garden" is "trädgård", which literary means "tree yard"😂😉! Originally the trees were apple, pear, plum, cherry, etc. But if someone doesn't think a fruit garden is amazing in late spring... That person should see a doctor, about severe allergies or something else. There are many types of gardens, not all are about flowers. An English landscape garden for instance is basically domesticated nature, a landscaped park, with exotic (but fitted to the climate) trees and bushes, preferably having either beautiful flowers in the spring or/and bright colored leaves in fall. If not a real stream, a small fake waterfall down to a very well kept pond is a good replacement. A Japanese style Zen garden hasn't an explosion of bright flowers, still a garden. I looked at photos on the gardens by Versailles, and only small parts seem to be with flowers specifically, most looks very much as Drottningholms slottspark. Lawns, sculptured trees and bushes, hedges, mazes, gravel, stones, walls and sculptures. Also, it is called Drottningholms slottspark, park = park. About the "Chinese" buildings, those you can see today are the second attempt, still standing since 1769. The first, 1753 (?), were actually "pre-fabricated" in Stockholm, and brought to Drottningholm by boat, and quickly mounted, decorated and painted. It was a birthday present from King Adolf Fredrik to Queen Lovisa Ulrika. The "Chinese prince" was the dressed up little Prince Gustav (later King Gustav III) who passed over the key to the Queen. That building didn't last long, around ten years, until it started decaying, and architects were hired for a more lasting construction. Good for you, who were lucky with the weather! A popular summer song in Sweden is 'Sommaren är kort' = 'The summer is short', where the lyrics go: "The summer is short, the most of it rains away, but now it is here, so grab it, maybe the sun will only shine today". There is a reason for it's popularity every summer, since 1982. Swedish summers can be like the English weather 😂!
In the 18th century everything from especially the Far East, China basically, was 'in fashion', and a little "Chinese" "chateaux" was a very suitable present for a Queen in those very French inspired days, when culture, also foreign, far away, cultures were in fashion. China, India, Africa. And perhaps America, but what culture could you find there?? Maybe some exotic plants, tobacco e. g. Biology, nature, science, knowledge in exotic plants and animals was as high ranked as astronomy. (Remember Carl Linnaeus, or Carl von Linné, the Swedish botanist who created the binomial nomenclature? He lived 1707 - 1778, being updated on his and later students scientific finds was essential. Tough life, being royal, a lot of studying, only to be "in fashion"!
I really recommend the boat ride there on the old boats, it´s very nice to have a meal or fika there, but the subway-bus ride if of course really convenient and less pricey. Drottningholm is a nice picknick spot, or if you want to go for a walk. The royal family used to live there, but nowadays it´s just the king and the queen, the kids are now adults and live with their families elsewhere. Don´t forget the t:s in Drottningholm, you´re saying "Dronningholm". Dronning is Danish, while drottning is Swedish. (drott-ning-holm, like drott rhymes with dot) Holm is like islet.
"Dronning" was correct in the late nineteenth century. I have been told a lot of stories about how my grand grandma (mormors mor) said "Dronninggatan" for instance. I don't remember her exactly birthyear, but between 1870-1880. But that was more than a hundred years ago 😅
The pronunciation of Drottningholm isn't bad. The Ts aren't silent but other than that ⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's not hard to tell that this wasn't shot now - because there is a distinct lack of snow in the footage 😆
Thanks for sharing your wonderful travel experience really enjoyable congratulations 👌
Amazing just Amazing thank you for sharing your travels!
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10:15 I don't think so. The queen Lovisa Ulrika got the Chinese Pavilion as a birthday gift from king Adolf Fredrik in 1753, and the key was given to her by crown prince Gustaf (7 years old, later king Gustaf III), dressed as a Chinese prince. I don't think Gustaf had any Chinese blood. But I think the whole thing was due to the fact that there was a very strong interest for China in Sweden and all Europe at this time. We had just recently begun to trade with China at a larger scale and lots of porcelain and other fine products were imported, which were very high quality and beautiful, so, although not much about China was known, people here thought it was an ideal country - there was a China fad at this time. That is why this remarkable pavilion was built. First it was smaller - it was expanded to the present size in the 1760s.
Gustaf III, as you may know, became very interested in theatre and was the one who started the famous small theatre at Drottningholm with much technical equipment, which is still in use, and it is said to be the best preserved theatre from the 1700s in the world. So I can imagine he enjoyed playing a prince already as a kid.
thank you for the helpful vid! Looks great
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A fascinating place to visit. Nice video This Dinky Life.
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Hahaha! In Swedish "garden" is "trädgård", which literary means "tree yard"😂😉! Originally the trees were apple, pear, plum, cherry, etc. But if someone doesn't think a fruit garden is amazing in late spring... That person should see a doctor, about severe allergies or something else.
There are many types of gardens, not all are about flowers.
An English landscape garden for instance is basically domesticated nature, a landscaped park, with exotic (but fitted to the climate) trees and bushes, preferably having either beautiful flowers in the spring or/and bright colored leaves in fall. If not a real stream, a small fake waterfall down to a very well kept pond is a good replacement.
A Japanese style Zen garden hasn't an explosion of bright flowers, still a garden.
I looked at photos on the gardens by Versailles, and only small parts seem to be with flowers specifically, most looks very much as Drottningholms slottspark. Lawns, sculptured trees and bushes, hedges, mazes, gravel, stones, walls and sculptures.
Also, it is called Drottningholms slottspark, park = park.
About the "Chinese" buildings, those you can see today are the second attempt, still standing since 1769.
The first, 1753 (?), were actually "pre-fabricated" in Stockholm, and brought to Drottningholm by boat, and quickly mounted, decorated and painted.
It was a birthday present from King Adolf Fredrik to Queen Lovisa Ulrika.
The "Chinese prince" was the dressed up little Prince Gustav (later King Gustav III) who passed over the key to the Queen.
That building didn't last long, around ten years, until it started decaying, and architects were hired for a more lasting construction.
Good for you, who were lucky with the weather!
A popular summer song in Sweden is 'Sommaren är kort' = 'The summer is short', where the lyrics go: "The summer is short, the most of it rains away, but now it is here, so grab it, maybe the sun will only shine today".
There is a reason for it's popularity every summer, since 1982. Swedish summers can be like the English weather 😂!
In the 18th century everything from especially the Far East, China basically, was 'in fashion', and a little "Chinese" "chateaux" was a very suitable present for a Queen in those very French inspired days, when culture, also foreign, far away, cultures were in fashion. China, India, Africa. And perhaps America, but what culture could you find there?? Maybe some exotic plants, tobacco e. g. Biology, nature, science, knowledge in exotic plants and animals was as high ranked as astronomy. (Remember Carl Linnaeus, or Carl von Linné, the Swedish botanist who created the binomial nomenclature? He lived 1707 - 1778, being updated on his and later students scientific finds was essential.
Tough life, being royal, a lot of studying, only to be "in fashion"!
Thank you for all that info!
I really recommend the boat ride there on the old boats, it´s very nice to have a meal or fika there, but the subway-bus ride if of course really convenient and less pricey.
Drottningholm is a nice picknick spot, or if you want to go for a walk.
The royal family used to live there, but nowadays it´s just the king and the queen, the kids are now adults and live with their families elsewhere.
Don´t forget the t:s in Drottningholm, you´re saying "Dronningholm". Dronning is Danish, while drottning is Swedish. (drott-ning-holm, like drott rhymes with dot) Holm is like islet.
"Dronning" was correct in the late nineteenth century. I have been told a lot of stories about how my grand grandma (mormors mor) said "Dronninggatan" for instance. I don't remember her exactly birthyear, but between 1870-1880.
But that was more than a hundred years ago 😅
The best palace in northern Europe by far the only ones that can match it are the Spanish, Italian, French, British and Russian palaces
The pronunciation of Drottningholm isn't bad. The Ts aren't silent but other than that ⭐⭐⭐⭐
It's not hard to tell that this wasn't shot now - because there is a distinct lack of snow in the footage 😆