As Södermalm's population grew, it was agreed in the mid 17th century to split Maria Magdalena parish and build a new church. Katarina Kyrka, completed in...

The 38m-tall (125ft) black steel Katarina Lift stands beside the intersection at Slussen. Its observation platform and walkway gives pedestrians access to...

Entrusted with the task of performing the classics, as well as staging new Swedish and foreign drama, the Royal Dramatic Theatre, or Dramaten, is...

Representationsvåningarna Entrance in western courtyard. The Royal Apartments occupy two floors of the palace and are entered by a grand staircase in the...

During his church-destroying spree after the Reformation in 1527, Gustav Vasa tore down the chapel that had stood on this site since the 1300s. His son,...

This beautiful waterfront property, comprising a grand three-storey mansion and an art gallery, was owned by Prince Eugen from 1899 until his death in 1947....

Free 50-minute guided tours of the Riksdagshuset are given in Swedish, English and German. The guides are exceptionally well informed and the tour is...

King Karl XIV Johan's summer retreat, this light yellow building with grey pillars is designed in the Empire style, its wall paintings and decorative scheme...

The City Hall (1923), Stockholm's most prominent landmark, stands imposingly on the northern shore of the bay of Riddarfjärden. A massive red-brick...

Wealthy banker and art collector Ernest Thiel built this palatial waterside home on the eastern tip of Djurgården in the early 1900s. The eclectically...