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Stockholm: Royal Palace

Tour Stockholm and witness the changing of the Guard at the Swedish Royal Palace every day at noon in Gamla Stan, a boat tour for the city view, and a visit to the Royal Swedish Opera

Royal Palace

palace, Stockholm, Sweden

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Stockholm
The contemporary city
Stads Island contains the Royal Palace; Storkyrkan, also called the Cathedral, or Church, of St. Nicolas; the German Church; the House of Lords; the government offices; the Stock Exchange; and a number of other notable buildings. Riddar Island is dominated by the Riddarholm Church. The House of Parliament and…
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Stads Island contains the Royal Palace; Storkyrkan, also called the Cathedral, or Church, of St. Nicolas; the German Church; the House of Lords; the government offices; the Stock Exchange; and a number of other notable buildings. Riddar Island is dominated by the Riddarholm Church. The House of Parliament and…
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Nicodemus Tessin the Younger
His main achievement was the Royal Palace at Stockholm, built to replace an older brick structure that was destroyed by fire in 1697. The rebuilt palace is a huge blocklike structure with a severe Classical facade but having richly Baroque interior decorations and furniture. Nicodemus the Younger’s son, the noted…
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His main achievement was the Royal Palace at Stockholm, built to replace an older brick structure that was destroyed by fire in 1697. The rebuilt palace is a huge blocklike structure with a severe Classical facade but having richly Baroque interior decorations and furniture. Nicodemus the Younger’s son, the noted…
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