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  Stockholm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1270 Stockholm appears in historical documents as a city and in 1289 it was described as the most populated city in the Swedish region.
Stockholm might be best known for the Nobel Prizes and the prize ceremony held each year, but the city also houses the largest concentration of universities with research and higher education in Sweden.
Stockholm is one of the 134 towns with a historical City status in Sweden.
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 Stockholm Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Stockholm Palace, or Stockholms slott, is the royal palace and official residence of the Swedish monarch, in Stockholm.
The palace is also used for representative purposes by the king in performing his duties as the head of state.
The southern façade represents the nation the west façade is the king's facade, the east façade is the queen's façade and the northern façade represents the common royal.
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 Wikipedia: Stockholm
The City of Stockholm is administratively a Municipality within Stockholm County, with an inner city population of 750,348, and with 1,823,210 including the suburbs and county.
Stockholm might be most well known for the Nobel Prizes and the prize ceremony held each year, but the city also houses the largest concentration of Universities with research and higher education in Sweden.
Royal Palace in Stockholm, Royal Palaces in Sweden, Riddarholmskyrkan
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 royal palace in stockholm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Royal Palace in Stockholm, also known as the Stockholm Palace, is the official residence of the Swedish monarch.
The Palace was built to replace the old castle which burned to the ground following a fire on May 7, 1697 after a design by Palace Architect Nicodemus Tessin.
The Palace is located on Stadsholmen, literally Island of the City, in the old town of Stockholm right next to the Riksdag building on Helgeandsholmen.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Royal_Palace_in_Stockholm.html   (192 words)

  
 Royal Guards (Sweden) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Royal Guards: Livgardet-cavalrymen in ceremony at the Royal Palace.
The Royal Guards (Högvakten) is a tri-service unit of the Swedish Armed Forces which has responsibility for the protection of the Swedish Royal Family.
The Royal Guard unit is usually divided into two parts, with the main force being stationed at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, with a smaller detachment at the Drottningholm Palace.
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 Stockholm -- The City of Islands sports its old town, royalty, and Swedish heritage
Stockholm was quickly proving its reputation as a radiant and vibrant world capital.
At the Royal Palace we caught the fanfare of the "changing of the guard" where a blue-coated troop marched from post-to-post around the Italian-Baroque-style complex.
A worthwhile treat was the Royal Amory Museum with its medieval armor display and an exhibition of royal coronation coaches.
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 Stockholm Royal Palace
The 'new' Royal Palace (Kungliga Slottet) is one of Stockholm's highlights, and it was constructed on the site of the 'old' royal castle, Tre Kronor, which burned down in 1697.
The north wing of the castle survived the fire and was incorporated in the palace, but the medieval designs are now concealed by a baroque exterior.
The palace, with 608 rooms, is the largest royal castle in the world still used for its original purpose.
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 Royal Family of Europe - pafg163 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Karl GUSTAFSSON (VASA) was born in 1544 in Palace, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden>.
Sten GUSTAFSSON (VASA) was born in 1546 in Stockholm Castle, Nikolai, Stockholm, Sweden.
Gustaf Oscar Prince Of (BERNADOTTE) SWEDEN & NORWAY was born on 18 Jun 1827 in Of Haga Solna Royal Palace, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
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 Royal Family of Europe - pafg160 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Gustaf Prince Of SWEDEN was born on 9 Nov 1799 in Royal Palace, Stockholm, Stockholm Sweden.
Carl Gustaf Prince Of SWEDEN was born on 2 Dec 1802 in Royal Palace, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
Chacilie Princess Of SWEDEN was born on 22 Jun 1807 in Royal Palace, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
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 Stockholm - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Stockholm ['stɔkhɔlm, ˘stɔkhɔlm] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden.
The City of Stockholm is administratively a municipality within Stockholm County, the population of the city proper is 761,721 (2004), with the suburbs included, the population is 1,695,946 (2004) (Stockholm County except Norrtälje, Nykvarn, Nynäshamn and Södertälje).
The conurbation of Stockholm, a statistical unit stretching through several municipalities, had a population of 1,212,196 according to the 2000 census.
open-encyclopedia.com /Stockholm   (537 words)

  
 Stockholm - Wikitravel
It is situated in the central part of the country on the border between the provinces Uppland and Sörmland, on the east coast, between lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea.
The Royal Palace (http://www.royalcourt.se/net/Royal+Court/The+Royal+Palaces/The+Royal+Palace), built between 1697 and 1754 and located on the east side of the Old Town, is open to the public.
Although the Royal Palace is situated in the center of the city, the royal family actually lives at Drottningholm Palace (http://www.royalcourt.se/theroyalpalaces/drottningsholmpalace.4.53abbbfd7ffdfa677fff26331.html) on an island in Lake Mälaren, around one hour from the city centre by public transport.
www.wikitravel.org /en/article/Stockholm   (3210 words)

  
 Stockholm -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Stockholm is the (A seat of government) capital and the largest (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city of (A Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula) Sweden.
The City of Stockholm is administratively a (An urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government) municipality within (Click link for more info and facts about Stockholm County) Stockholm County.
As a capital, Stockholm is the site of the (The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit) Government and the (A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)) Parliament of Sweden.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/St/Stockholm.htm   (1266 words)

  
 Stockholm Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
Stockholm is the jewel in Europe's summer tiara.
Stockholm is, without doubt, one of the most beautiful national capitals in the world.
While in Stockholm, have a drink at the Ice Bar, where the ceiling, floor, walls, tables and glassware are all made of ice.
www.lonelyplanet.com /destinations/europe/stockholm   (197 words)

  
 Royal Palace in Stockholm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The personal offices of theking and the other members of the Royal Family, as well asthe administrative offices of the Royal Court of Sweden is located there.
The palace is also used for representative purposes by theking in performing his duties as the head of state.
The palace was built to replace the old palace which burned to the ground following a fire on May 7, 1697 after a design by Palace Architect NicodemusTessin.
www.therfcc.org /royal-palace-in-stockholm-143744.html   (167 words)

  
 Solna - near Stockholm Hotels Sweden from Cheap Hotel Bookings.com
Stockholm proper has many attractions, and a good way to start seeing them is on foot in Gamla Stan (the old town).
Highlights include: the Museum of Medieval Stockholm; the Parliament; the Great Square, where 82 Swedish nobles were beheaded in one day in 1520; and the sumptuous Royal Palace, where the royal family still resides.
Stockholm is a rail hub for Sweden's SJ national service and trains run from the Centralstationen to Copenhagen and Oslo.
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 Stockholm, Sweden: The Stockholm Royal Palace, Stockholm.
With 608 rooms, the Stockholm Royal Palace is the biggest palace in the world still used by a head of state - King Carl XVI Gustav.
The palace houses several of the greatest and most interesting sights in Stockholm - the Royal Apartments, the Hall of State, the Apartments of the Orders of Chivalry, the Treasury, the Tre Kronor Palace Museum, the Armoury and the Museum of Antiquities of Gustav III.
The construction of the new palace lasted for 57 years, from 1697 to 1754 and was the largest single construction project in Europe during this time.
www.destination-stockholm.com /sights/palace.htm   (277 words)

  
 Stockholm - The Royal Palace
The Palace is situated in the Old Town, Stockholm´s original city nucleus, and is built on the remains of its predecessor, Tre Kronor, which was destroyed by fire in 1697.
The palace was furnished in a style that was the precursor of the Gustavian style for which Sweden is today famous.
Although the palace is still used by the King as a place of work, he and his family have elected to reside in the palace at Drottningholm.
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 The History of Stockholm, Sweden.
The name Stockholm is first heard of in the chronicle of Eric (Eriks krönikan), probably written between 1322 and 1332.
By the end of the 17th century, Stockholm had changed once more, knights, Royal emissaries, and merchants rich enough, had palaces and large castles constructed, such as the House of the Knights, and the Royal Palace.
Stockholm was, during the 18th century, known as a cultural centre and an important trade centre.
www.smorgasbord.se /smorgasbord/provincial/stockholm/history   (693 words)

  
 Royal Palace [Stockholm Royal Castle]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Stockholm Palace is the official residence of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf.
The Royal Court's administration offices are located here as well as those of Carl Gustaf and his wife, Queen Silvia and the Duchess of Halland, Princess Lillian.
It is at the Royal Palace that the setting for most official receptions are also held.
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 Stockholm Palace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
St Peter's in miniature, Stockholmers call the crescented court in front of the palace.
The palace was built to replace the old palace which burned to the ground following a fire on May 7, 1697 after a design by Palace Architect Nicodemus Tessin.
The Palace is guarded 24 hours a day by conscripted members of the armed forces.
www.wikiverse.org /stockholm-palace   (313 words)

  
 Stockholm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The City of Stockholm is administratively a Municipality within Stockholm County, with an city population of 761,721 (2004), and with 1,695,946 (2004) including the suburbs (Stockholm County except Norrtälje, Nykvarn, Nynäshamn and Södertälje).
The conurbation of Stockholm, a stastistical unit stretching trough several municipalities, had an population of 1,212,196 according to the 2000 census.
There are two UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Stockholm area: the castle of Drottningholm and the cemetery Skogskyrkogården.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/stockholm_1   (437 words)

  
 Stockholm Gamla Stan
Stockholm, like many other big cities, is best experienced on foot.
When the number of people moving into Stockholm increased considerably at the end of the 19th century, an intensive building phase began.
It was during this period that Ragnar Östberg built Stockholm's world-famous City Hall.
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 Tribune Building - Stones
The Royal Palace of Stockholm Sweden is made of a sedimentary rock called sandstone.
The Royal Palace of Stockholm Sweden was built by the Swedish architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger.
" The Royal Palace Tre Kroner Museam, Stockholm".
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 Stockholm
Administratively, the "City of Stockholm" is a Swedish municipality within Stockholm County.
The Metropolitan Stockholm, or Stor-Stockholm, consists of most of the municipalities in the county, and has a population of 1,704,930 (2005).
The city is situated on fourteen islands and on the banks of the archipelago where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea, which are joined together by 53 bridges.
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 Stockholm - New Museum in Stockholm Royal Palace
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In 1697 the present palace´s predecessor, Tre Kronor, was almost completely destroyed by fire.
Parts of the walls of the former Tre Kronor are preserved in the northern wing of today´s palace and can be seen in the new museum.
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 Kungliga Slottet | Swedish Royal Palace | Stockholm Attraction Review
The royal residents is the world’s largest original royal palace.
Consequently, the Royal Palace is usually open to the public.
Portions of the old palace that remained in tack were used in the construction.
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 A Stockholm summer - PittsburghLIVE.com
Stockholm is one of the most underrated destinations in Europe, perhaps because of its climate and its distance from U.S. gateway cities (reaching it takes 9 1/2 hours and at least one connection from Washington, D.C., compared with a seven-hour nonstop flight to London).
Stockholm also is known as the capital of gravy-covered mystery meat.
The Royal Palace, built in the early 1700s after the original burned down, is the most visited attraction in this area.
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 Högvakten - Högvakten / Read more
When the present Royal Palace was being constructed in the years 1697-1754, the Royal Guards were stationed at the Wrangel Palace, where the Royal Family lived during this period.
Although some of the approximately 3,000 different conscripts that serve as Royal Guards in a year walk in the parade several times, this is still a considerable number of relatives that participate among the other hundreds of thousands of spectators.
The different service and (for units deployed from outside Stockholm) the possibility to be in the capital for a couple of days before taking up their duties also gives positive spin-off effects for the continued normal training of the unit.
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 Cheap Hotels Stockholm Sweden from Cheap Hotel Bookings.com
Stockholm is a haven for walkers, and this is particularly true of the Gamla Stan (Old Town), which is confined to its own island.
Other sights to see in the Gamla Stan include the Royal Palace, which dates from the mid-18th century and hosts a changing of the guard ceremony.
Storkyrkan church, dating from the mid-1200s has been witness to numerous royal weddings and coronations; it is a worthy stop, if just to see the famous 15th century statue of George slaying the dragon.
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 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafn828 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Everyday work at the Royal Palace of Stockholm also includes meetings with the Speaker of the Riksdag and the members of the Government, for example, for information on current events, with representatives of the Church and the defence establishment, and with representatives of Swedish and foreign organisations.
She is chairman of the Royal Wedding Fund, which supports research in sports and athletics for disabled youngsters, and in the Queen Silvia’s Jubilee Fund for research on children and handicaps.
Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, was born on June 10, 1982 at Drottningholm Palace.
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