Helgeands Island

island, Stockholm, Sweden

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Helgeands Island is one of three islands that make up Gamla Stan, the medieval center of Stockholm, Sweden. It is legally protected from renovation, with most buildings dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. The House of Parliament and the National Bank are located on Helgeands Island.1

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Gamla Stan
It consists of Stads Island, Helgeands Island, and Riddar Island. Most of the buildings in this area date from the 16th and 17th centuries and are legally protected from renovation. Stads Island contains the Royal Palace; Storkyrkan, also called the Cathedral, or Church, of St. Nicolas; the German Church; the…
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It consists of Stads Island, Helgeands Island, and Riddar Island. Most of the buildings in this area date from the 16th and 17th centuries and are legally protected from renovation. Stads Island contains the Royal Palace; Storkyrkan, also called the Cathedral, or Church, of St. Nicolas; the German Church; the…
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