Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden
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Experience Stockholm Municipality in Sweden in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in Stockholm MunicipalitySight 1: Mås
Seagull is a bronze sculpture that stands on a granite plinth at Banérgatan on Gärdet in Stockholm, outside the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration and the Military Archives.
Sight 2: Tessinparken
Tessinparken is a park in Gärdet in Stockholm. The park is T-shaped and starts in the south at Valhallavägen and stretches to Askrikegatan in the north. It is located within the Royal National City Park.
Sight 3: Husmoderssemester
Housewives' Vacation may refer to:Housewife's Vacation, Opportunity for Elaborate Housewives to Rest in Vacation Home, 1946–1979 Husmorsferie (sculpture), a sculpture in Stockholm
Sight 4: Karlaplan
Karlaplan is an open park-plaza area in Östermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Sight 5: Maxim
Maximteatern, called "Maxim" in English or The Maxim Theatre, has been a popular private theatre at Karlaplan in central Stockholm, Sweden since the 1960s.
Sight 6: Frälsningsarméns tempel
The Temple is the Salvation Army's first corps (congregation) at Östermalmsgatan 69, in Östermalm in Stockholm. It was built in 1886–1887 as the first union building in Sweden, for Stockholm's 1st Corps and is today the oldest union building in the world in continuous use.
Sight 7: Stureparken
Stureparken is a small park in the borough of Östermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The park is situated at the corner of Östermalmsgatan / Sturegatan. The park began construction in 1906. Stureparken is surrounded by several architecturally interesting buildings. Included are the residential buildings Björken 18 which was designed by architect Fredrik Dahlberg and built between 1885 and 1886 and Rosenborgshuset which was designed by Ferdinand Boberg and built between 1883 and 1884.
Sight 8: Humlegården
Humlegården is a major park in the district of Östermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The park borders on Karlavägen in the north, Sturegatan in the east, Humlegårdsgatan in the south and Engelbrektsgatan in the west. It is the location of the Swedish Royal Library.
Sight 9: Linnémonumentet
The Linnaeus Monument is a group of statues in Humlegården in central Stockholm, depicting Carl von Linnaeus. It was executed by Frithiof Kjellberg and unveiled in 1885. Around the monument, the Linnaeus plantation was laid out with 21,000 plants.
Sight 10: Farfadern
The Grandfather is a sculpture of a seated elderly man with a boy on his lap, executed in plaster by Per Hasselberg in 1885–86.
Sight 11: National Library of Sweden
The National Library of Sweden is Sweden's national library. It collects and preserves all domestic printed and audio-visual materials in Swedish, as well as content with Swedish association published abroad. Being a research library, it also has major collections of literature in other languages.
Wikipedia: National Library of Sweden (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 12: Höken och duvan
The Hawk and the Dove is a fountain sculpture by Torsten Fridh. The bronze sculpture was placed on a high granite pillar in front of the Daneliuska house at Stureplan in Stockholm in 1990.
Sight 13: Brunnsgatan fyra
Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra, named after its address, Brunnsgatan 4, is a small theatre in Stockholm for contemporary Swedish dramatic work.
Sight 14: St. John's Church
St. John's Church is a church located in the Norrmalm district of Stockholm, Sweden. It was designed by Carl Möller in the Gothic Revival style and completed in 1890.
Wikipedia: St. John's Church, Stockholm (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 15: Hans Eduard Szybilski
Hans Eduard Szybilski (August 29, 1907 – 1943) was a German Jewish merchant who was expelled from Sweden in 1938 and later handed over from Finland to the Nazi German SS and murdered in Auschwitz in 1943. His memory is honoured with the Help-Seeking Hands memorial on Observatory Hill in Helsinki and with a so-called stumbling block at Apelberginkatu 36 in Stockholm.
Sight 16: Konserthuset
The Stockholm Concert Hall is the main hall for orchestral music in Stockholm, Sweden.
Sight 17: Orpheusgruppen
The Orpheus Group is a fountain sculpture made in 1926-1936 by Carl Milles and cast at Herman Bergman Art Foundry. It stands in front of the Concert Hall on Hötorget in Stockholm. Orpheus is the one who has been allowed to represent the art of music and the lyre in Greek mythology.
Sight 18: Triton på delfin
Triton on Dolphin is a fountain sculpture in Centralbadsparken in Stockholm. The fountain was erected in 1923 and is the work of sculptor Greta Klemming.
Sight 19: Centralbadsparken
Centralbadsparken is one of Stockholm's smallest parks and is located inside the Islandet block on Norrmalm in Stockholm. The block is bounded by Drottninggatan, Adolf Fredriks Kyrkogata, Holländargatan and Olof Palmes gata.
Sight 20: Citykyrkan
Citykyrkan is a Pentecostal congregation at Adolf Fredriks kyrkogata 10 in Stockholm, a few blocks from Hötorget. The congregation was founded in 1936 as Östermalms Fria Församling. It was for a time affiliated with the Philadelphia Church. The building, which the congregation purchased in 1940, is an old entertainment venue formerly known as the Phoenix Palace.
Sight 21: Adolf Fredrik Church
Adolf Fredrik Church is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden, named after Adolf Frederick. It was built in 1768–1774, replacing a wooden chapel from 1674, which was dedicated to Saint Olof. It was inaugurated on 27 November 1774.
Wikipedia: Adolf Fredrik Church (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 22: Strindberg Museum
The Strindberg Museum is a museum in Stockholm, Sweden. It is dedicated to the writer August Strindberg (1849-1912) and located in his last dwelling. The site is in the building he nicknamed "Blå tornet" at Drottninggatan 85 on the corner of Drottninggatan and Tegnérgatan in the borough of Norrmalm in central Stockholm.
Sight 23: August Strindberg
Carl Johan Eldh was a Swedish artist and sculptor.
Sight 24: Tegnérlunden
Tegnérlunden is a park at the border of city districts Norrmalm and Vasastan in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Sight 25: Swedenborgskyrkan
Swedenborgs Minneskyrka is a church in Stockholm, Sweden.
Sight 26: Strindbergs Intima Teater
Strindberg's Intimate Theater, is a theatre stage in Stockholm, Sweden.
Sight 27: Norra Bantorget
Norra Bantorget is an area in central Stockholm, named after the location where the first Stockholm North Station was built. It is the traditional Social Democratic grounds of the Swedish capital. It is the location of the LO headquarters, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation.
Sight 28: Brantingmonumentet
The Branting Monument is a monument in Stockholm, Sweden, with a statue of the Swedish Social Democratic leader Hjalmar Branting. The monument is 5 meters tall and 6 meters wide.
Sight 29: Anna Sterkys minne
Anna Sterky's Memory is a sculpture on Norra Bantorget in Stockholm. The double-sided bronze relief in memory of Anna Sterky was erected in 1988 and was made by sculptor Christina Rundqvist Andersson.
Sight 30: Vasa Teatern
Vasateatern or "Vasan" is a private theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Vasagatan 19–21 in central Stockholm.
Sight 31: Oscarsteatern
Oscarsteatern, also known simply as Oscars, is one of Stockholm's private theatres and is the best-known musical theatre in Sweden. It is located at Kungsgatan 63 in central Stockholm.
Sight 32: Kungsbroplan
Kungsbroplan is an open space in Stockholm that connects Kungsgatan with Kungsbron on the Kungsholm side. The site consists of a one-way traffic route between the two lanes of Kungsbron. Here, Kungsholmen's part of Kungsgatan meets Kungsgatan and Fleminggatan.
Sight 33: Kungsklippan
Kungsklippan is a street and residential area on Kungsholmen in Stockholm.
Sight 34: Piperska trädgården
Piperska Muren is an ore farm built on Kungsholmen in Stockholm during the 1600s and in 1694 purchased for 9,000 daler copper coins by the courtier Count Carl Piper. His wife Christina Piper had a high wall of Roslag sandstone built in 1702, which popularly came to be known as the Piper Wall. The property has been owned since 1807 by the Stockholm Lodge of the Order of Coldinu. The Svea Order and a number of other societies also have their offices here. In addition to the organisers' own gatherings, the premises are now used for conference and banquet hall activities.
Sight 35: Justitia
Justitiabrunnen is a fountain sculpture in the City Hall Park outside Stockholm City Hall on Kungsholmen in Stockholm.
Sight 36: Rådhusparken
Rådhusparken is located on Kungsholmen in Stockholm, between the City Hall and the Police Station. Where the park is now, there used to be parts of the Piper Garden. The current park, which was established in connection with the construction of the Town Hall in 1915, is framed by a stone wall. The park is laid out in a strict style with straight paths, hedges and plantings that resemble medieval monastery gardens. The park has several valuable trees, including a red-flowered horse chestnut. At the northern walls of the town hall is the fountain Justitiabrunnen.
Sight 37: Kungsholms baptistkyrka
Kungsholm Baptist Church is the church building for Kungsholm's Baptist congregation. The church is located at Bergsgatan 59, south of Kronobergsparken, on Kungsholmen in central Stockholm. The parish belongs to the Uniting Church.
Sight 38: Kronobergsparken
Kronobergsparken is a park on Kungsholmen in central Stockholm. It is located between Polhemsgatan, Bergsgatan, Kruunuvuorenkatu and Parkgatan. The park is one of Stockholm's mountain parks that was established according to Albert Lindhagen's master plan from 1866. There were two alternatives to the design of the park, one with a round shape and one with an oval basic shape.
Sight 39: Pontonjärparken
Pontonjärparken is a park in central Kungsholmen in Stockholm, whose name can be derived from the Pontonjärbataljonen (Pontoon Battalion), which was stationed in the area from 1856 to 1922.
Sight 40: Rålambshovsparken
Rålambshovsparken is a park in the Marieberg district on the island of Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden.
Sight 41: Västerbroplan
Västerbroplan is a traffic intersection in Kungsholmen, Stockholm. It lies just west of Västerbron and just south of Fridhemsplan. It is also the location of DN-Skrapan, the offices of several newspapers and associated agencies.
Sight 42: Holmiaparken
Holmiaparken is a park on Drottningholmsvägen next to Lindhagensplan in Kristineberg on Kungsholmen in Stockholm. In 2010, Mayor Regina Kevius named the park Holmiapuisto after the residential area of Holmia, which was demolished in the late 1960s.
Sight 43: Thorildsplan
Thorildsplan is a small park in the residential area of Kristineberg in Stockholm, Sweden.
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