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The grand facade of Stockholm’s Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace)
2 Royal Palace treasures, the splendid silver changing of the guard, takes
coronation throne of Queen place at midday in the palace’s
Kungliga Slottet. Tel 08-402 61 30.
 Gamla Stan, Kungsträdgården. @ Kristina (reigned 1633–54). Outer Courtyard.
2, 53, 55, 57, 76. Open mid-May–mid- Below the Hall of State is
Sep: 10am–5pm daily; mid-Sep–mid- the Treasury, where the State 3 Riddarholms-
May: noon–4pm Tue–Sun (except regalia are kept, including King kyrkan
Royal Chapel & Museum of Erik XIV’s crown, scepter, and
Antiquities). Closed during official orb. Other priceless artifacts, Birger Jarls Torg. Tel 08-402 61 30.
functions of the Court. & 8 7 such as two crystal crowns  Gamla Stan. @ 3, 59. Open mid-
∑ kungahuset.se belonging to the present May–mid-Sep: 10am–5pm daily.
monarchs, King Carl XVI Gustaf & 8 (noon in English). 7
Completed in the mid-13th and Queen Silvia, are on view ∑ kungahuset.se
century, the Tre Kronor (Three in the Royal Chapel.
Crowns) fortress was turned Within the palace are two Built on the site of the late
into a royal residence by the museums. Gustav III’s Museum 13th-century Greyfriars abbey,
Vasa kings during the following of Antiquities opened in 1794 founded by Magnus Ladulås,
century. In 1697, it was destroyed in memory of the murdered this majestic brick church is best
by fire. In its place, the architect king, and contains artifacts known for its ornate burial vaults.
Nicodemus Tessin the Younger collected during his journey Dating back to the 17th century,
(1654–1728) created a new to Italy in 1783–4. The Tre the vaults hold the remains of
palace with an Italianate exterior Kronor Museum illustrates the all the Swedish sovereigns from
and a French interior that also palace’s 1,000-year history, and Gustav II Adolf, with two
shows Swedish influences. has relics rescued from the exceptions: Queen Kristina,
Though the palace is no burning palace in 1697. A very buried at St. Peter’s in Rome in
longer the king’s residence, the popular tourist event, the daily 1689, and Gustav VI Adolf, who
State Apartments are was interred at Haga, on the city
still used for official outskirts, in 1973. Especially
functions. Banquets for moving are the graves of royal
visiting heads of state children, including the many
are often held in the small tin coffins that surround
magnificent Karl XI’s the tombs of Gustav II Adolf and
Gallery, which is his queen, Maria Eleonora.
modeled on the Hall
of Mirrors at Versailles 4 Stadshuset
outside Paris (see
pp168–9), and is a fine Hantverkargatan 1. Tel 08-508 290 58.
example of Swedish  Rådhuset. @ 3, 62. Open for
Late Baroque. Look out guided tours. Closed some public
for the exquisite ivory holidays and for special activities.
and silver saltcellar, & 8 obligatory. 7
designed by Flemish ∑ stockholm.se/cityhall
painter Rubens. The
two-story Hall of State, Probably Sweden’s biggest
designed by Tessin architectural project of the 20th
and Carl Hårleman, century, the Stadshuset (City
combines Rococo and Hall) was completed in 1923
Classical elements, and and has become a symbol of
contains one of the Tre Kronor (Three Crowns) symbol atop the 106-m Stockholm. It was designed by
palace’s most valuable (348-ft) tower of the Stadshuset Ragnar Östberg (1866–1945)
For hotels and restaurants see p616 and p617

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