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Street-by-Street: Around Kungsträdgården

With a history going back to the 15th century, the King’s
Garden (Kungsträdgården) has long been the city’s most
popular meeting place and recreational centre. Both visitors
and Stockholmers gather here for summer concerts and
festivals, and in the winter months to make the most of the ice
skating rink. Close by is Sweden House, where the tourist office
is based, and around the park is a wealth of shops, boutiques,
churches, museums and restaurants. A short walk takes you to
Gustav Adolfs Torg, flanked by the Royal Opera House and
other stately buildings, including the Swedish Foreign Office.

Gustav II Adolf’s
equestrian statue,
designed by
L’Archevêque,
was unveiled in 1796.

5 . Medelhavsmuseet vÄStrA trÄdGÅrdSGAtAn
This museum near Gustav
Adolfs Torg has vast
collections from prehistoric
cultures around the
Mediterranean area.

reGerInGSGAtAn

fredSGAtAn

Sagerska Palatset

StrÖMGAtAn
GuStAv AdOlfS tOrG
nOrrbrO StrÖMGAtAn

Opera källaren
(see p167)

3 . Kungliga Operan
Built in 1898 with a
magnificently ornate
4 Arvfurstens Palats auditorium, the Royal
The Swedish Foreign Office is based Opera House replaced
in this palace, built for Gustav III’s an earlier one from the
sister Sofia Albertina in 1794. time of Gustav III.

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