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BLASIEHOLMEN &
SKEPPSHOLMEN

Opposite the Royal Palace on the eastern side entertainment venues. Blasieholmen is also the
of the Norrström channel lies Blasieholmen, place for auction houses, art galleries, antiques
a natural springboard to the islands of shops and second-hand bookshops. And the
Skeppsholmen and Kastellholmen. quayside is the departure point for sightseeing
Several elegant palaces were built at and archipelago boats.
Blasieholmen during Sweden’s era as a great Skeppsholmen is reached by a wrought-iron
power in the 17th and early 18th centuries. bridge with old wooden boats moored next to
But the area’s present appearance was acquired it. In the middle of the 17th century the island
in the period between the mid-19th century, became the base for the Swedish Navy and
when buildings such as Nationalmuseum were many of its old buildings were designed as
erected, and just before World War I. In the early barracks and stores. Today they house some
1900s, stately residences such as Bååtska of the city’s major museums and cultural
Palatset became overshadowed by smart institutions, juxtaposed with the avant-garde
hotels, opulent bank buildings and construction of Moderna museet.

Sights at a Glance
BERZEELI
PARK Museums Synagogues
NÄCKSTRÖMSG.
1 Östasiatiska museet 0 Synagogan
2 Moderna museet pp84–5 Hotels and Restaurants
3 Arkitektur och
designcentrum 4 af Chapman
Kungsträdgården 7 Nationalmuseum pp86–7 8 Grand Hôtel
q Berns
Islands and Squares Concert Halls
TEATERG.
STALLGATAN BLASIE- 6 Kastellholmen e Musikaliska
NYBROKAJEN
Nybroviken
9 Blasieholmstorg
KUNGSTRÄDGÅRDSGATAN
HOVSLAGARGATAN NYBROKAJEN 5 Kungliga Konsthögskolan
HOLMEN w Raoul Wallenbergs Torg Public Buildings
BLASIEHOLMS-GATAN
STRÖMKAJEN
MUSEI-
PARKEN
MUSEIKAJEN
BROBÄNKEN
SÖDRA BLASIEHOLMSHAMNEN
Skeppsholms- NORRA
Norrström
bron
TYGHUS- ÖSTRA BROBÄNKEN
PLAN
BATTERI-
PARKEN
SKEPPS-
0 metres 250 EXERCIS- HOLMEN
PLAN
0 yards 250 VÄSTRAB R OBÄNKEN AMIRALITETS-
PARKEN
SVENSKSUNDSVÄGEN
SVENSKSUNDSPARKEN
LÅNGA RADEN
HOLM-
AMIRALENS GRÖNA GÅNGEN
TORG Ö. BROB Ä NKEN
SÖDRA BROBÄNKEN
S trömmen
Kastellholms-
Saltsjön bron
KASTELL-
BACKEN
KASTELL-
PARKEN
See also Street Finder maps
ÖRLOGSVÄGEN
2, 3 & 4
KAST E LLH OLM S KAJEN
af Chapman, Stockholm's most unusual youth hostel For keys to symbols see back flap
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