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1 Storkyrkan
Greater Stockholm Arlanda Airport Lidingö
Sundbyberg Trångsund 1. Tel 08-723 30 16.
 Gamla Stan. @ 2, 43, 55, 76.
E4
Solna
Bromma Open 9am–4pm daily. & 8 in
Airport
English: book via the parish office.
7 = ∑ storkyrkan.nu
Ängby
20 Stockholm’s 700-year-old
Alvik
E4 cathedral, known as Storkyrkan
(literally, “big church”) is of great
Lovön
national religious importance.
From here, the Swedish reformer
Hägersten
Tappström 226 Olaus Petri (1493–1552) spread
E4 73 his Lutheran message around
Bredång
the kingdom. The cathedral is
259
0 km 2
also used for royal ceremonies.
Norkköping, 0 miles 2 A small church was built on
Södertälje
STUREG. this site in the 13th century,
probably by the city’s founder
GREV TUREG.
DAVID BAGARES GATA BRAHEG. LINNÉGATAN Key Birger Jarl. In 1306, it was
Östermalms-
torg
BRUNNSGATAN H U M L E G Å R D S G ATA N Hedvig Area of main map replaced by a much bigger
K U N G S G ATA N Eleonora GUMSHO RNSG. basilica, St. Nicholas.
PARK NY B R OG ATA N
Hötorget BIRGERJARLSGATAN Kyrka ÖSTERMALM
Konsert- LÄSTMAKARGATAN The 15th-century Gothic
huset SVEA VÄGEN JAKOBSBERGSGATAN GATAN BIBLIOTEKS interior was revealed in 1908
KUN G S GATAN SLOJDG. MALMSKILLNADSGATAN MÄSTER SAMUELSGATAN SMÅLANDSG. SIBYLLEGATAN Armé- G R EV G ATAN STORGATAN N A RVAVÄ G E N during restoration work. The
NORRLANDSGATAN
MÄSTER SAMUELSGATAN
NORR-
NORRMALM HAMN GATAN Kungl. museum SKEPPARGATAN GREV MAGNIGATAN TORSTENSSONSG. BANERGATAN STORGATAN N DVÄG EN late Baroque period provided
GAMLA BROGATAN SERGELG.
MALMSTORG
the cathedral’s so-called “royal
ULRIKAGATAN
Dramatiska
R ID DA RG ATAN
KUNGSTRÁDGÅRDSG.
TORG
NOBEL-
City- VASAGATAN Klara SERGELS- CITY REGERINGSGATAN BERZELII Teatern S T R A PARKEN chairs,” the pews nearest the

terminalen Kyrka Kungsträd- V. TRÄDGÄRDSGATAN Kungsträdgården STR AN DVÄ GEN Djurgårdsbron chancel, which were designed
by Nicodemus Tessin the
gården
KLARABERGSGATAN T-Centralen VAT TU GATA N M GÅRDEN STALLGATAN NYB R OK A JE N Ladugårdslandsviken Younger (1654–1728) to be
KUNGS
TRÄD-
used by royal guests on special
Nybroviken
BLEKHOLMS TERRASSEN
KAPLANSBACKEN Stockholm C TEGEL- JAKOBSGATAN BLASIEHOLMEN HOVSLAGAR MUSEI KAJEN PARKEN occasions. The 66-m- (216-ft-)
GATAN
STR ÖMK A J EN
GALÄR-
HE RK U LE S GATAN A LMTOR
high tower was added in 1743.
STRÖMGATAN
F R EDSG ATA N GS.
Norrbro
The cathedral houses some
Ström-
Stadstrusbron
BACKEN
S TRÖM K A JEN
Riksbron bron priceless artifacts, such as Bernt
Vasabron SLOTTSKAJEN NORRA BROBÄNKEN DJUR- Notke’s late-Gothic sculpture of
Norra Stallbron Skeppsholms- GÅRDEN
Järnvägsbron bron SKEPPS St. George and the Dragon (1489),
MYNTGATAN SLOTTSBACKEN HOLMEN celebrating Sten Sture the
RIDDAR- GAMLA O N SV E N S KSUNDSVÄGEN D J U R G Å R D S V Ä G E N Elder’s 1471 victory over the
HOLMEN STORA NYGATAN STAN S a LÅ NGA RADEN GATAN Danes. Other prized treasures
TYSKA BRINKEN S KEP P S B R t s AMIRALSVÄGEN are the silver altar (1650s) and
l
FALKENBERGS
CENTRALBRON
the Parhelion Painting, which
VÄ STERLÅNGGATAN
Riddarfjärden ÖSTE R Å N G GATA N j Kastellholms- Gröna depicts a light phenomenon
bron
ö
Gamla Stan n KASTELL- Lund observed over Stockholm in
Södra HOLMEN 1535. Research has proved the
Järnvägsbron painting is not the original, but
a copy from the 1630s.
SÖDER MÄLARSTRAND
BASTUGATAN SÖDER- Slussen
MALMS-
TAVASTGATAN TORG
H OR NS GATA N
Slussen KATARINAVÄGE N
STADSGÅRDSLEDEN
0 meters 400
0 yards 400
Key
Sight / Place of interest
Pedestrian street
The Italian Baroque-style facade of
Stockholm’s Storkyrkan
For keys to symbols see back flap
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