Built from 1549 onwards as a fortress by Gustav Vasa, the castle was only rebuilt into a grand Renaissance palace after a fire in 1572. The old cannons on the Styrbiskop bastion still bear witness to its fortified early years.

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What would old fortresses be – anywhere in the world – without these decorative old cannons?

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Cannons used on the fortress

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