Blasieholmen

Blasieholmen in 2013.

Blasieholmen viewed from Helgeandsholmen in 1696.

Blasieholmen is a peninsula in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located east of Kungsträdgården. Originally a small island, named Käpplingen, it became a peninsula, connected to Norrmalm, during the 17th century. Among the buildings at Blasieholmen are Nationalmuseum, hotels and office buildings.^[1] The bridge Skeppsholmsbron connects Blasieholmen to the island of Skeppsholmen.

References

↑ Mæhlum, Lars. "Blasieholmen". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

External links

Media related to Blasieholmen at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 59°19′47″N 18°04′37″E / 59.3297°N 18.0769°E / 59.3297; 18.0769

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.