Kronhuset ('the Crown House' in English), formerly known as Giötheborgz Tyghuhs ('Gothenburg's Arsenal'),[1] is a redbrick building in Västra Nordstaden in Gothenburg.

[5] After the foundation of Gothenburg in 1621, the cannons and other equipment required for the defence of the city were initially kept in storehouses built into the bastions of the municipal fortifications, but it soon became clear that these were not of sufficient capacity.

The construction work was led by the garrison commander Olof Hansson Swart, later knighted Örnehufvud, who also happened to be the son of the mayor of Lödöse.

[3][6] The Riksdag of the Estates (Swedish Parliament) was convened in Gothenburg on 4 January 1660 by King Karl X Gustav, and the Kronhus was used as a venue for the assembly.

The building thus acquired the distinction of serving as the kingdom's parliament house, and the large room on the ground floor has been known as the Rikssal ('National Hall') ever since.

The restoration work lasted three years (1954-7), and the Kronhus was officially reopened by King Gustav VI Adolf on 17 May 1957.

[10][11] To commemorate the 300th anniversary of Karl X's death, the Museum held an exhibition in the Kronhus in February 1960, displaying various artefacts related to the king's death, including contemporary pamphlets from Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, and a model of the house in Gothenburg that Per Brahe the Younger and Beata de la Gardie owned and used as their private hospital during the 1660 Riksdag.

[15] Kronhusbodarna ('the Crown House sheds') are a collection of eighteenth-century buildings, all painted bright yellow, which ring the courtyard in front of the Kronhus.

Current tenants include shops selling pottery, glassware, leather products and interior furnishings, as well as a watchmaker and a cafe.