Hagaparken
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Hagaparken, or Haga (or Haga Royal Park), in Solna Municipality outside Stockholm, Sweden, is a vast and popular nature area, with large parks, lakes, woods and gardens. There is also the Haga castle, King Gustav III's Pavilion, the Chinese Pavillion, the Temple of the Echo, an older castle ruin and several other interesting buildings on the grounds (as the peculiar copper tents and also the butterfly house). Furthermore Haga also features the burial grounds of the Swedish Royal family (since 1800s), where several members and ancestors of the present Royal Bernadotte-family rest (in Swedish this part of Haga is called "Kungliga begravningsplatsen" - The Royal burial grounds).
The Haga park has historically been favoured by Swedish royalty, especially Gustav III (who founded it and developed it 1780-1797), and by the famous troubadour Carl Michael Bellman (contemporary with Gustav III) who is much associated with Haga (following the lyrics of his compositions, poems and his writings).
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- Map of Hagaparken
- Autumn view from Haga
- View from Haga with lake Brunnsviken
- View from Haga, seen from the Temple of the Echo hill
- Photo from the park with the castle in summer
- The Temple of The Echo
- Haga castle
- The copper tent
- Gustav III:s Pavillion
- Gustav III:s Pavillion, from side
- Kungliga begravningsplatsen - the Royal burial grounds
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