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11 Stunning Architecture Landmarks in Stockholm

11 landmarks with verified facts and stories

Fotografiska
~2 min

Fotografiska

Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden

artmuseumphotography

The building you are looking at was not designed for art.

Hallwyl Museum
~3 min

Hallwyl Museum

4 Hamngatan, Skravelberget Mindre, Stockholm, 111 47, Sweden

hidden-gemmuseumostermalm

Behind this unassuming facade on one of Stockholm's busiest shopping streets is a palace containing roughly fifty thousand objects, collected by one woman over one lifetime.

Katarinahissen (Katarina Elevator)
~2 min

Katarinahissen (Katarina Elevator)

3 Katarinavägen, Södermalm, Stockholm, 116 45, Sweden

engineeringviewpoint

Look up.

Kungstradgarden Metro Station
~2 min

Kungstradgarden Metro Station

Stockholm, Sweden

arthidden-gemunderground

You are about to descend into what looks like an archaeological excavation that someone forgot to finish.

Marten Trotzigs Grand
~2 min

Marten Trotzigs Grand

81 Västerlånggatan, Södermalm, Stockholm, 111 29, Sweden

hidden-gemmedievalquirky

You are about to walk through Stockholm's narrowest street, and honestly, if you are claustrophobic, maybe just have a look from the entrance.

Riddarholmen Church
~3 min

Riddarholmen Church

2 Birger Jarls torg, Södermalm, Stockholm, 111 28, Sweden

dark-historyhistoryiconic

This is where Swedish kings come to rest, and it has been that way for nearly four hundred years.

Skogskyrkogarden (Woodland Cemetery)
~3 min

Skogskyrkogarden (Woodland Cemetery)

122 Sockenvägen, Boo, Saltsjö-Boo, 132 46, Sweden

dark-historyheritagehidden-gem

You are standing in the only working cemetery in the world that is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Stockholm City Hall
~3 min

Stockholm City Hall

1 Hantverkargatan, Kungsholmen, Stockholm, 112 21, Sweden

foodiconicscience

Every December, thirteen hundred of the world's most distinguished scientists, writers, and diplomats sit down for dinner in this building.

Stockholm Royal Palace
~3 min

Stockholm Royal Palace

1 Slottsbacken, Södermalm, Stockholm, 111 30, Sweden

baroqueiconicroyalty

You are looking at one of the largest palaces in Europe.

Storkyrkan (Stockholm Cathedral)
~3 min

Storkyrkan (Stockholm Cathedral)

1 Trångsund, Södermalm, Stockholm, 111 29, Sweden

historyiconicmedieval

Stockholm's oldest church has been standing here since at least twelve seventy-nine, when it first appears in the records, and it was consecrated to Saint Nicholas in thirteen oh six.

Tyska Kyrkan (German Church)
~2 min

Tyska Kyrkan (German Church)

16 Svartmangatan, Södermalm, Stockholm, 111 29, Sweden

hidden-gemhistoryreligion

The tallest building in Gamla Stan is not Swedish.

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