Stockholm and its unusual monuments

 Stockholm may be modern and progressive, yet the city still honors its traditions. From celebrating innovation at Nobel sites to exploring cobbled Old Town or crawling through Europe's best preserved warship, Stockholm provides numerous ways for you to experience its history and beauty.

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One of the more unusual monuments in the city is the Globen Arena, resembling a sun. Additionally, it serves as the location for various sporting events.

The Vasa Museum

The Vasa Museum is an incredible place for history enthusiasts and marine enthusiasts. This iconic museum boasts the world's only remaining 17th-century warship - the Vasa.

This museum, renovated and opened for viewing in 1990, has become one of Scandinavia's most visited exhibition spaces, telling the tale of Vasa using both real objects and modern presentation technologies.

Now it is possible to gain access to over 5600 textile fragments and 6000 leather fragments from the Vasa ship through an app developed for the museum. These digital resources make it simple for researchers to easily locate and utilize these finds for various research projects without risking future preservation efforts.

This app is a joint effort between the Vasa Museum and University of Uppsala and is meant to be downloaded directly from their respective websites for use inside of museums. Free to download, it grants access to 15 audio tour stops that feature information provided by Vasa Museum itself.

The Parliament Building

The Parliament Building (Riksdagshuset), situated on Helgeandsholmen island in Old Town and constructed between 1897 and 1905 by architect Aron Johansson to Neoclassical design with Baroque Revival style facade sections is the seat of Swedish government.

Considered one of the country's finest examples of National Romantic architecture, it also serves as a popular tourist attraction hosting Nobel banquets and welcoming over 400,000 visitors each year.

Once inside, you'll discover an assortment of art works dating back to the 17th century. Otte Skold's murals depicting different periods in Swedish history can be found in the former First Chamber.

The Blue Hall (not actually blue!) boasts a grand organ with 10,270 pipes. Additionally, there's an 18 million golden tile mosaic depicting themes from Swedish history that's an enormous draw for visitors.

The Cathedral of St. Nicholas

Stockholm Cathedral (or Sankt Nikolai kyrka in Swedish) dates back to 13th-century Scandinavia and remains in use today as an historic church for worship services and religious activities. It features both medieval and Baroque designs in its interior space, featuring important works of art throughout.

This beautiful building is one of Sweden's most recognized landmarks, hosting annually the renowned Nobel banquet. With exquisite halls and artwork adorning every surface, its beautiful halls attract thousands of tourists who flock here each year.

Ragnar Ostberg designed its neoclassical facade, while eight million dark red bricks make up its 106-meter tower - which offers breathtaking views of Stockholm and Lake Malaren.


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