Royal Stables (Sweden)

The Royal Stables are today located just behind Strandvägen in Östermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden.

[1][2] Relatively quickly, however, these stables became inadequate and were moved to larger premises not far from Saint James's Church on the site of the present Royal Swedish Opera house.

The Swedish government offered a substantial sum of money and proposed to build the new stables at their current location.

Architects of the new buildings, built in a Medievalist style, were Ernst Jacobsson and Fritz Eckert.

[3] Horse-drawn carriages are used for ceremonial occasions, but the stables also contain cars for the royal family.

While their physical appearance is important — the horses must also be around 170 centimetres (5.6 ft) tall and "with an attractive gait" — they also need to have a steady temperament and are trained substantially to be able to cope with working in a busy city environment.

The Royal Stables has a pronounced ambition to invest in cars with a low environmental impact.