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                        Three Crowns              VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
                        Sweden’s heraldic
                        symbol, Tre               Practical Information
                        Kronor, dating            Hantverkargatan 1. Map 1 B5.
                        from the 14th             Tel 08-508 290 58.
                        century, tops             ∑ stockholm.se/stadshuset
                        the 106 m                 Open for guided tours.
                        (348 ft) tower.
                                                  Closed some holidays and for
                                                  special events. 8 Swedish &
                                                  English. Hourly 10am–3pm
                                                  daily (additional tours in the
                                                  summer). & 0 = 7
                                                  Tower: Open May–Sep:
                                                  opening times vary; see
                                                  website. &
                                                  Transport
                                                  @ 3.  Rådhuset.















                                               The Council Chamber
                                               Stockholm’s 101 councillors meet
                                               in this magnificent chamber, which
                                               contains furnishings designed by
                                               Carl Malmsten.




















                             The Dance
                             The steps leading to
                             Riddarfjärden are
                             flanked by two   . The Prince’s Gallery
                             statues by Carl Eldh.   A fresco, The City on the Water, in
                             Dansen is the figure   the Prince’s Gallery, was painted
                             of a woman, Sången   by Prince Eugen (see p98), who
                             (The Song) of a man.  donated it to the City Hall.




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