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i Adolf Fredriks programmes, movies,
Kyrka videos, Swedish music
and multi media
Holländargatan 16. Map 2 C3. recordings. The library
Tel 08-20 70 76.  Hötoreget. @ 52. has made all of its
Open 1–7pm Mon, 10am– 4pm Tue– material avail able to
Sun. 5 7pm Mon, 12:15pm Wed & the public.
Thu (Mass in English on Thu), 11am
Sun. 8 by appointment. 7 - = The imposing
The “Devil’s Bible” from the early 13th century, stored at orig inal building,
King Adolf Frederik laid the Kungliga Biblioteket inaugurated in 1878,
foundation stone of this church had to be expanded
in 1768 on the site of an earlier o Kungliga in the 1920s, and again in the
chapel dedicated to St Olof. Biblioteket 1990s. This major extension
Designed by Carl Fredrik provided an auditorium and,
Adelcrantz, in Neo-Classical Humlegården. Map 3 D3. Tel 010-709 most importantly, two
style with traces of Rococo, 30 30.  Östermalmstorg. @ 1, 2, underground book storage
the church has been built 55, 56, 91, 96. Open 9am–7pm Mon– areas covering an area in total
in the shape of a Greek cross Thu, 9am–6pm Fri, 11am–3pm Sat; of 18,000 sq m (193,750 sq ft).
and has a central dome. 1 Jun–31 Aug: 9am–6pm Mon–Thu, The library is in a beautiful
The interior has 9am–5pm Fri, 11am–3pm Sat. setting in Humlegården,
Closed July: Sat 8 by appointment.
undergone a number of 7 - ∑ kb.se created by King Johan III in
changes, but both the the 16th century to grow hops
altar and pulpit have for the royal household. Since
remained intact. The This is Sweden’s national the 18th century, the park has
sculptor Johan Tobias library and an autonomous been a favourite recreation
Sergel created the Government department in its area for Stockholmers.
altarpiece, which is own right. Ever since 1661, when
probably his most there were only nine printing
important religious presses in Sweden, copies of p Stureplan
work. The every piece of printed matter Map 3 D4.  Östermalmstorg.
memorial have had to be lodged with @ 1, 2, 55, 56, 91.
to French Kungliga Biblioteket (the Royal
philosopher Library). Since 1993 this A new town plan for Stock holm
Descartes (see requirement has also applied to towards the end of the 19th
p19) is also electronic documents. As there century recommended that the
Sergel’s work. are now some 3,000 printers and Stureplan area should become
Memorial to The paintings pub lishers in Sweden, the volume the capital’s new centre. The
Descartes on the dome of material is expanding rapidly. proposal was accepted, and the
were added in The collection now covers about
1899–1900 by Julius Kron berg. 4 million books and magazines,
More recent items of value more than 14 million ephemera,
include altar silver ware by 500,000 posters, 300,000 maps,
Sigurd Persson. 750,000 portraits and 500,000
The cemetery is the resting pictures. The Department of
place of the assassinated Prime Audiovisual Material (previously
Minister Olof Palme, as well as the Swedish National Archive of
the politician Hjalmar Branting, Recorded Sound and Moving
a key figure of the Social Images) is also here and holds a
Democratic movement. J T total of 8 million hours of material,
Sergel is also buried here. including TV and radio

Olof Palme
On 28 February 1986 the Swedish Prime
Minister Olof Palme was killed in a Stockholm
street on his way home from a cinema without
a bodyguard. The mur der happened at the
corner of Sveavägen and Tunnelgatan, whose
western section was renamed Olof Palmes
Gata. A memorial tablet has been placed
there. The murder provoked strong reactions
but to this day remains unsolved. His grave is
Olof Palme (1927–86) in the nearby Adolf Fredrik cemetery. Stureplan and the circular Svampen, one of
the city’s most popular meeting places

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