Stockholm Historic buildings, Religious + Winter pictures

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The western section of Gamla Stan is a small islet decorated with aristocratic 17th-century palaces and one of the city’s oldest churches.  

The golden foyer and the glitzy restaurants here compete for attention with the range of spectacular ballets, operas and recitals.

Explore banquet halls and reception rooms, find 18th-century art and watch the changing of the guard at the official residence of Sweden’s royal family.

Join a guided tour of the resplendent halls of this fortress-like municipal building, which is the host venue for the annual Nobel Prize banquet.

The tombs of kings and queens, coats of arms and an interpretation of a scene from the Divine Comedy contribute to this church’s majestic interior.

Stockholm Syndrome was first coined in this district graced with architectural grandeur and innovative museums, and peppered with parks, waterways and an island.

This borough of central Stockholm blends upscale residential living and high-end shopping with a vibrant performing arts and nightlife scene. 

Stockholm Syndrome was first coined in this district graced with architectural grandeur and innovative museums, and peppered with parks, waterways and an island.

Stockholm Syndrome was first coined in this district graced with architectural grandeur and innovative museums, and peppered with parks, waterways and an island.

Visit the permanent residence of Sweden’s royal family, walk around a Baroque garden and watch an opera performance at an 18th-century theater.

Some of Sweden’s most iconic and historic attractions decorate this peaceful and picturesque island in central Stockholm.

The golden foyer and the glitzy restaurants here compete for attention with the range of spectacular ballets, operas and recitals.

Explore banquet halls and reception rooms, find 18th-century art and watch the changing of the guard at the official residence of Sweden’s royal family.

Explore banquet halls and reception rooms, find 18th-century art and watch the changing of the guard at the official residence of Sweden’s royal family.

Explore banquet halls and reception rooms, find 18th-century art and watch the changing of the guard at the official residence of Sweden’s royal family.

Explore banquet halls and reception rooms, find 18th-century art and watch the changing of the guard at the official residence of Sweden’s royal family.

Explore banquet halls and reception rooms, find 18th-century art and watch the changing of the guard at the official residence of Sweden’s royal family.

Explore banquet halls and reception rooms, find 18th-century art and watch the changing of the guard at the official residence of Sweden’s royal family.

Visit a museum dedicated to the Nobel Prize. Learn about the life of the prize’s pioneer, the winners and their creativity.

Some of Sweden’s most iconic and historic attractions decorate this peaceful and picturesque island in central Stockholm.

The tombs of kings and queens, coats of arms and an interpretation of a scene from the Divine Comedy contribute to this church’s majestic interior.

This relatively densely-populated island in central Stockholm has long attracted a more alternative crowd and retains a bohemian look and feel.

Join a guided tour of the resplendent halls of this fortress-like municipal building, which is the host venue for the annual Nobel Prize banquet.