TheSkeppsholmen Church (Swedish:Skeppsholmskyrkan) is a formerchurch on the islet ofSkeppsholmen in centralStockholm,Sweden.[1]
Named after its location, the church was built 1823-1849 to replace a minor wooden church onBlasieholmen destroyed in the devastating fire of 1822. Inaugurated by KingCharles XIV John on 24 July 1842 and still officially carrying his name,[2] it was designed by the architectFredrik Blom as aneoclassical octahedral temple inspired by thePantheon inRome, borrowing thecoffered ceiling while substituting theoculus for the temple-shapedlantern light. On all sides, the plain white walls restored in 1998 are pierced by portals whose four pillars support semi-circularlunettes. Inside the cruciform exterior, the interior sheet of the wooden double cupola is supported by paireddoric columns and rounded arches. Accompanying the painted altarpiece are niches with statues of the apostles and two plaster groups.
The Skeppsholmen parish was discontinued in 1969 when the Navy moved to theMuskö Naval Base, and the church was secularized in 2002.Since May 2009, the building has been a concert hall calledEric Ericsonhallen. It was named after the Swedish conductor and choral conductorEric Ericson (1918–2013).[3][4][5][6]
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