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As well as visiting the castle, you can also take a stroll through the beautiful park and view the interesting and historical buildings contained in the castle grounds. 
The Castle The tower, which is the oldest part of the castle, was built in 1450's. It was in this tower that the dethroned King Erik XIV was poisoned to death in 1577. In the middle of the 17th century the Banér family had the tower rebuilt in a baroque style similiar to how it appears today. Top of the page>> The Bulwark: Added by Gustav Vasa in the middle of the 1500's to complement the tower built by his grandfather 100 years earlier. Storage rooms, casemates and dungeons were constructed inside the ramparts. Originally the stone wall was 6 metres taller, but the top layer were used in the extension of the Castle in the 17th Century. Top of the page>> The Park: In the 1300's, when the foundations for the original Örbyhus estate were laid, the surrounding area was all damp marshland which was consequently drained and then raised. During the 1600's, a garden was laid out according to the drawings of the French architect Simon de la Vallée. The gardens you see today were designed when Count Eugene von Rosen ordered a complete restorations of the castle in 1901-09 by the Swedish architect Israel Wahlman. Top of the page>> The Great Avenue: The Great Avenue leads to the Castle. The lime trees were planted in the 1830s. Top of the page>> The Orangery: The Orangery was built in 1820 according to drawings of the well known architect C.C. Gjörwell. The Orangery housed delicate plants which could not stand our rough climate. It was even used to grow more exotic plants such as lemon- and orange-trees. Nowadays, this beautiful building is frequently used for concerts, exhibitions and organised parties. Top of the page>> The Stables Built to house the castle's riding and carriage horses with room for carts and carriages. A carriage and harness exhibition can be seen in the new carriage museum. Top of the page>> The Farmhouse/Örbyhus GK: The Farmhouse, today the club house of Örbyhus Golf Club was built in 1876 and designed by C. Granzow. It is a large wooden building which is almost palatial in appearence with its inner courtyard and tower. The tower, which dominates the farmhouse to the east, is in fact a water tower which in the past enabled the farmhouse to be one och the first in country to have running water. Top of the page>> |
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