Exercishuset

Exercishuset (Swedish: "The Drill House") is a building on the islet Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, Sweden, today part of the Modern Museum and Swedish Museum of Architecture.

Built just south of the new church in 1853 to the design of Fredrik Blom, the original purpose of the building was to train the Navy staff in the complicated handling of the canon sloops and dinghies, the former 20 metre in length and driven by 14 pairs of oars pulled by 54 men, and the latter half in size. Another benefit with the building was the shipyard on the eastern shore being sealed off, as the main entrance at the time was found on the eastern side. The rowing vessels were discontinued in 1871, however, and the building therefore enlarged in 1881 to the design of Blom's successor Victor Ringheim to adapt to new warfare technology. In 1955, the National Museum of Fine Arts moved into the building, and three years later the Modern Museum under Pontus Hultén. As the latter museum was rebuilt and enlarged to the design by Rafael Moneo, starting 1994, the Drill House became part of the new complex and is from 1998 accommodating the Museum of Architecture.cite web
title = Skepps- och Kastellholmarna
publisher = Stockholms Sjögård
date = 2006-03-30
location = Stockholm
url = http://www.sjogard.se/omrade/skeppskastellh.htm#exercishuset
accessdate = 2007-01-20] cite web
title = Excercishuset
publisher = Statens Fastighetsverk | date = | location = Stockholm
url = http://www.fv.se/cms/sfv/vara_fastigheter/sverige/ab_stockholms_lan/skepps-_och_kastellholmarna/Excercishuset.html
accessdate = 2007-02-12]

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See also

* History of Skeppsholmen
* History of Stockholm