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CITY
the area known as city today was where, in commercial centre of stockholm. a hub for
the mid-18th century, the first stone-built public transport and banking, city is the place
houses and palaces outside Gamla stan for the best depart ment stores and shopping
started to appear for stockholm’s burghers malls, exclus ive boutiques and nightspots.
and nobility. after World War II, the run-down the centre also has some beautiful parks and
build ings around hötorget were demolished pleasant squares serving as popular meeting
to form what is now sergels torg; many places. the unique landscape surround ing
homes were replaced by rather dreary stockholm permeates even city – here and
office blocks. there appear unexpected glimpses of the
In recent years the area has been livening water with its bustling boat life and a string
up after dark to become the heart and of anglers along the embankments.
Sights at a Glance
Museums t Centralbadet Restaurants pp166–71
4 Dansmuseet o Kungliga Biblioteket 1 Belgobaren
h Hovstallet
5 Medelhavsmuseet 2 Cloud Nine
8 Konstakademien Theatres 3 Ekstedt
u Strindbergsmuseet Blå Tornet 3 Kungliga Operan 4 Griffins Steakhouse
f Armémuseum e Konserthuset 5 Grill
g Swedish Museum of y Dansens Hus 6 Grodan
Performing Arts j Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern 7 Hattori Sushi Devil
k Hallwylska museet Churches 8 Jamie’s Italian
Squares 2 Jacobs Kyrka 9 Nalen
10 Operakällaren
1 Kungsträdgården 9 Klara Kyrka 11 Operakällarens Bakficka
q Sergels Torg i Adolf Fredriks Kyrka 12 PA and Co
w Hötorget d Hedvig Eleonora Kyrka 13 Riche
p Stureplan Markets & Malls 14 Rolfs Kök
Public Buildings a Sturegallerian and Sturebadet 15 Sturehof
6 Arvfurstens Palats s Östermalmshallen 16 Supper
7 Rosenbad 17 Teatergrillen
0 Kulturhuset and Stockholms 18 Tjabba Thai
Stadsteater RÅDMANSGATAN TULEG. RUNEBER GSG. 19 Zink Grill
r Kungstornen Rådmans- ERIKSBERGS- 20 Wedholms Fisk
gatan TEGNÉRGATAN ERIKSBERGSG.
RÅDMANSGATAN SVEA VÄGEN DÖBELNSGATAN PLAN BIRGER JARLSGATAN ENGELBREKTSGATAN HUMLEGÅRDEN
TEGNÉR- TEGNÉRG. STUREGATAN
LUNDEN DROTTNINGG. ADOLF FREDRIKS KYRKOGATA
ENGELBREKTS-
PLAN
TEGNÉRGATAN WALLINGATAN OLOF PALMES GATA Hötorget KUNGSGATAN HUMLEGÅRDSGATAN MALMS-
UPPLANDSGATAN
DALAGATAN
BARNHUSGATAN
REGERINGSGATAN
VÄSTMANNAGATAN
TUREGATAN
ÖSTER-
GREV
TORSGATAN
NORRMALM Hötorget NORRLANDSGATAN Östermalms- NYBROGATAN TORG STORGATAN
NORRA BIBLIOTEKSG. torg SIBYLLEGATAN
KUNGSGATAN SERGELGATAN SVEA VÄGEN MÄSTER SAMUELSG. RIDDARG.
KLARASTRANDSLEDEN
SMÅLANDSG.
MÄSTER SAMUELSGATAN MALMSKILLNADSGATAN MALMS- NYBRO- ARTILLERIGATAN
ÖSTRA
NORR-
Barnhusviken
BANTORGET VASAGATAN
Kungs- JÄRNVÄGSG. HAMNGATAN TORG PLAN VÄPNARG.
bron
T-Centralen T-Centralen STRANDVÄGEN
KLARABERGSGATAN
City-
terminalen GATAN BRUNKE- REGERINGSGATAN KUNGSTRÄDGÅRDSG.
BERGS-
TERMINALSLINGAN
KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN T-Centralen HERKULESGATAN trädgården KARL
TORG
DROTTNING-
Kungs-
VATTUGATAN
BLEKHOLMSTERRASSEN
XII:S
Stockholm C
GUSTAV TORG
ADOLFS
FREDSGATAN TORG Norr- Ström-
Klara Sjö
bron
TEGEL-
Stadshus- BACKEN Norrström bro
bron
Riks-
Vasa- bron
Central- bron
bron 0 metres 400
0 yards 400 See also Street Finder
pp206–18
Monument to Gustav II Adolf in Gustav Adolfs Torg For map symbols see back flap
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