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2 . Livrustkammaren CITY
Sweden’s oldest museum Strömmen
displays royal weaponry,
clothing and carriages from
over five centuries. The picture
shows Gustav II Adolf’s stallion GAMLA STAN
Streiff, from the battle of
Lützen in 1632. Riddarfjärden
SÖDER
Locator Map
Kungs trädgården See Street Finder map 3

1 . The Royal Palace
The southern façade has
a triumphal central arch
with four niches for
statues, created by
French artists in the
18th century.

S L O T T S B A C K E N S K E P P S B R O N Gustav III’s

statue was
sculpted by J T
Sergel in 1799
in memory of
the “gallant
king” who was
murdered
in 1792.
Slussen

K Ö P M A N G A T A N
ÖSTERLÅNGGATAN
Köpmantorget with
statue of St George
Slaying the Dragon (1912).
3 Kungliga Myntkabinettet
In a 16th-century setting, the Royal
Coin Cabinet has the world’s largest
stamped coin, from 1644.

Key
Finska Kyrkan, Suggested route
Slottsbacken’s oldest
building, dates from
the 1640s. Originally a
royal ball-games court 4 Tessinska Palatset
for the palace, since Built by and for Nicodemus Tessin the
1725 it has been the Younger, architect of the Royal Palace,
religious centre for the in 1694–7, this palace has been the
Finnish community. residence of the Governor of Stockholm
County since 1968

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