Gustav III's Pavilion

International designers such as John Saladino and Paul Wiseman claim that Gustav III’s Pavilion (also called Haga Pavilion) has the most elegant interiors in the world. Gustav’s pleasure retreat, built for summer entertaining by Olof Tempelman, is filled with light streaming through floor-to-ceiling windows and feels airy and modern. Gustav was a guest at Versailles in 1784 and was infinitely impressed. He returned to Stockholm with the finest French artists, architects and furniture makers to create this magnificent building and its gilded interior in the style favored by Louis XVI. Marie-Antoinette gave him a portfolio of drawings of the Petit Trianon that he used for inspiration. One drawing is now in the Royal Library in Stockholm. Note Gustav’s original desks, draped bed, klismos chairs and highly detailed Pompeii-inspired murals. Guided tours only; call ahead to check times of English tours.