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80  ST OCKHOLM AREA B Y AREA

Street-by-Street: Skeppsholmen
Teater Galeasen is
Skeppsholmen has long since lost its importance as a naval base Stockholm’s avant-garde
and has been transformed into a centre for culture. Many of the theatre for new Swedish
naval buildings have been restored and traditional wooden and international drama.
boats are moored here, but pride of place now goes to the
exciting Moderna museet. The island is ideal for a full-day visit,
with its location between the waters of Strömmen and
Nybroviken acting as a breathing space in the centre of
Stockholm. The attractive buildings, the richly wooded English-
style park and the view towards Skeppsbron and Strandvägen
also make Skeppsholmen a pleasant place for those who
would just prefer to have a quiet stroll.

Skepps holmsbron
Blasieholmen
(bridge)

Skeppsholmen Church
(1824–42) in well-
1 .Östasiatiska museet preserved Empire style.
This yellow-enamel dish with
a blue dragon is part of a
collection of arts and crafts Salute battery S V E N S K S U N D V A G E N
from China, Japan, Korea and (see p82)
India covering the period from
the Stone Age to the 1800s. Admiralty House

V A
S
T
Paradise (1963), a R
sculpture group by A
Jean Tinguely and B
R
Niki de Saint Phalle O
for Montreal’s World B
A
Exposition, has stood N
outside the site of the K E
Moderna museet N
since 1972. Youth Hostel

Swedish Society of
Crafts & Design

5 Kungliga Konsthögskolan
The first part of the Royal College
of Fine Arts was completed in the
1770s, but it acquired its
4 af Chapman present appearance in
Built in 1888, the full-rigged former freighter and school the mid-1990s. This
ship has served as a popular youth hostel since 1949. cast-iron boar
Skeppsholmen Church (left) and the Admiralty House stands at the
(1647–50, rebuilt 1844–6) are in the background. entrance.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp284–5 and pp294–5

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