Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #16 in Stockholm, Sweden

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 7.3 km
Ascend 159 m
Descend 172 m

Experience Stockholm in Sweden in a whole new way with our 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.

Activities in StockholmIndividual Sights in Stockholm

Sight 1: Hjorthagens kyrka

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The Hjorthagen Church is a church building at Dianavägen at Hjorthagen in Stockholm, Sweden. It belongs to the Engelbrekt Parish of the Church of Sweden. Construction began in 1907 and the church was inaugurated on 25 March 1909 by archbishop Johan August Ekman.

Wikipedia: Hjorthagen Church (EN)

1988 meters / 24 minutes

Sight 2: Uggleviksreservoaren

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UggleviksreservoarenMats Halldin 05:39, 11 June 2007 (UTC) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Uggleviksreservoaren is a water reservoir located in the forest Lilljansskogen near Uggleviken, a fen at Norra Djurgården in north-eastern central Stockholm, Sweden.

Wikipedia: Uggleviksreservoaren (EN)

692 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Engelska parken

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The English Park on Stockholm Djurgården is one of Stockholm's most secluded parks. It is located behind the Royal Institute of Technology's largest lecture hall F1 (Alfvénsalen) on a terrace above the adjacent Lill-Jansskogen. The park is accessed from the south via a hole in the wall from Lindstedtsvägen, from the north via a terrace behind the building at Teknikringen 24, or from the west via a staircase from the open space Övre Borggården.

Wikipedia: Engelska parken, Norra Djurgården (SV)

312 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Millespottan

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MillespottanBoberger. Photo: Bengt Oberger / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Industrial Monument is a fountain sculpture by Carl Milles that was erected in 1926 outside the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm.

Wikipedia: Industrimonumentet (SV)

132 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Gasqueparken

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Gasqueparken, a park belonging to the Student Union of the Technical University of Technology's student union building Nymble next to Östra Station in Stockholm.

Wikipedia: Gasqueparken (SV)

331 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Triangelparken

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Triangelparken is a park on KTH's campus on Stockholm Royal Seaport. The park is triangular in shape and is bounded by Brinellvägen to the east, Drottning Kristina's road to the southwest and the Land Surveying Department's building to the north. It is not only the shape of the park that has given it its name, but also that the triangle is a symbol of surveying. The park is crossed by a walkway that runs from Teknikringen and continues north of the Swedish Defence University on the other side of Drottning Kristinas väg. In 2013, Triangelparken was renovated under the leadership of the Tengbom Group. After the renovation, the walkway has been paved and the park has been given concrete benches shaped like an amphitheatre on the slope down to Brinellvägen. In the western corner of the park is a collection of steel tables with stainless steel house models.

Wikipedia: Triangelparken (SV)

443 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Maskinparken

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Maskinparken is a park on the KTH Royal Institute of Technology's campus on Stockholm Royal Seaport. The park is located between Drottning Kristinas väg in the southwest and Brinellvägen in the northeast. The park separates the northernmost area of Campus Valhallavägen, where the School of Dance and the Department of Mechanical Engineering are located, popularly known as Brazil, from the rest of the campus. A walkway runs through the park from Drottning Kristinas väg eastwards over Brinnellvägen and further on to Uggleviksvägen at Ugglevikskällan.

Wikipedia: Maskinparken (SV)

1072 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 8: Kristi förklarings ortodoxa kyrka

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The Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of Christ is a Russian Orthodox church building and parish located at Birger Jarlsgatan 98, in the district of Östermalm, in central Stockholm.

Wikipedia: Kristi förklarings ortodoxa kyrka, Stockholm (SV)

132 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Sankt Georgios kyrka

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Sankt Georgio's church may include: Sankt Georgio's church, Stockholm Saint Georgio's Church, Istanbul

Wikipedia: Sankt Georgios kyrka (SV)

192 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Monica Zetterlunds Park

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Monica Zetterlund's park. or Zetterlunden, a park in Vasastaden, Stockholm.

Wikipedia: Monica Zetterlunds park (SV)

524 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: Vanadislundens vattenreservoar

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The Vanadislunden Water Reservoir or the Vanadislund Reservoir is a large water reservoir within the Vanadislunden Reservoir in the Vasastaden district of Stockholm. The Vanadislund reservoir currently (2009) has a water volume of 8,100 m³.

Wikipedia: Vanadislundens vattenreservoar (SV)

277 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Stefanskyrkan

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St. Stephen's Church or St. Stephen's Church is a church building in St. John's parish that is part of the Cathedral Contract of the Diocese of Stockholm. The church was built in 1904 and is located at Frejgatan 20B at the southern end of Vanadislunden in Vasastaden in central Stockholm.

Wikipedia: Stefanskyrkan, Stockholm (SV)

625 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: Enkehusparken

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Enkehusparken is a park in Vasastan in central Stockholm that was founded in the 1870s. The Heimdall 22 property with the Widow's House and the park is considered to have very high cultural-historical values according to the City Museum's cultural-historical classification map. The park is one of the few parks in Stockholm that is located inside a block, namely in the Heimdall block. It is surrounded by Norrtullsgatan, Vanadisvägen, Upplandsgatan and Frejgatan. Facing Frejgatan and Upplandsgatan, the park is surrounded by early 1900s houses mixed with a few functionalist houses from the time around World War II. Facing Vanadisvägen there is a large modern residential complex in brick. The main part of the side facing Norrtullsgatan is taken up by the old Widow's House, which gives the park its name and which now houses artists' studios. Entrances to the park are from Norrtullsgatan on both sides of the Widow's House and from Vanadisvägen. In the only courtyard house in the block there is a school.

Wikipedia: Enkehusparken (SV)

554 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 14: Sankt Eriksparken

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Sankt Eriksparken was a park at Kvarteret Flygmaskin in the Vasastaden district of Stockholm, adjacent to Kvarteret Sländan. The park was located between Norra Stationsgatan to the north, Dannemoragatan to the east, Sankt Eriksgatan to the west and Upplandsgatan/Västmannagatan to the south. At Sankt Eriksparken's site there is now an extension of Rödabergsskolan.

Wikipedia: Sankt Eriksparken (SV)

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