Sager Palace

Infobox Historic building


caption=Sagerska Huset from the south
name=Sagerska Huset
location_town=Stockholm
location_country=Sweden
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client=The Sager family
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construction_start_date=1640s
completion_date=1893
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style=Rococo |

The Sager House ( _sv. Sagerska huset) or Sager Palace ("Sagerska palatset") is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sweden. It is located between Rosenbad, the Government Chancellery and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. It lies across from the Riksdag building, on Helgeandsholmen and the Royal Palace on Stadsholmen. It was acquired by the Swedish government in 1988. It was known as the Sager Palace until Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson moved in. Carlsson claimed it was against his political convictions to reside in a palace and the building was subsequently officially demoted to "house".

History

The first historical records of a building on the site is from the 1640s. In 1880 the property was purchased by the Sager brothers and in 1893 Robert Sager had the palace remodeled and a new floor was added. At this point the house got the French rococo style that it still has today. The palace was owned by the Sager family until 1986 and in 1988 it was purchased by the Swedish state to be turned into the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sweden.

ee also

*Government of Sweden