This document provides a tour of various landmarks in Gamla Stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. It describes the lions near the Northern Bridge and the statue of King Gustav II Adolf in Gustav II Adolf's Square. It then mentions the Royal Palace, Parliament House, Storkyrkan Cathedral, Järntorget Iron Square, Köpmantorget square and its statue of St. George and the dragon, Stortorget square, the House of Nobility, statues of Gustav Vasa and Birger Jarl who founded Stockholm, and Riddarholmskyrkan church which contains the tombs of many Swedish royals.

1. Tour in Stockholm

2. Lions at the northern
bridge & Gustav II
Adolf statue
When crossing over the
Northern bridge (Norrbro) you
will arrive to Gustav II Adolf’s
Square. The lions have been
here since 1926 and are copies of
lions made in 300 B.C. for
Nektanebo II, the last pharaoh
of Egypt.
Here is also the statue of king
Gustav II Adolf, who is
connected with the period of
Sweden being a European
superpower.

3. The Royal Palace
The Royal Palace is used for state
representations and the offices of
the royal members are located
here.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia

4. Riksdagshuset
– the Parliamet House
Parliament House was constructed between 1897 and 1905 and it is located on a
small separate island.

5. Storkyrkan – The
Great Church
The church is also called Church of
St. Nicholas and informally
Stockholms Stockholm Cathedral. It
is the oldest church in Gamla stan,
first mentioned 1279.

6. Storkyrkan – The
Great Church
Inside the church you can
find many beautiful
details, relics and
historical artwork,
including the oldest
known painting of
Stockholm.

7. Järntorget –
The Iron
Square
Järntorget is the second
oldest market square in
Gamla Stan, dating back
at least to 1300s.
The name derives from
the square being the
center of iron trade.
Järntorget in 1535.
You are here.

8. Järntorget – The Iron Square
Can you find Evert Taube?
Pump at the
center of the
square
is one of the
official wells in
Stockholm
but no longer in
use.

9. Köpmantorget & the
statue of St. George
At Köpmantorget you can find
a replica of the statue of Saint
George and the Dragon.
Beneath the dragon you can
see the bones of the children
the dragon has eaten.
Can you find the princess?

10. Stortorget
Stortorget (The Big Square) is the
oldest market place in Stockholm.
Here you can find the Nobel Museum
located in the old Stockholm Stock
Exchange building.
Amongst the details at the place are
the colorful facades of some of the
Oldest buildings in Gamla Stan.

11. Riddarhuset – the
House of Nobility
Inside the house is a
collection of Swedish
heraldry.
The house with a detailed
facede and roof was the
center for the Swedish
nobility.

12. The statue of
Gustav Vasa
The statue depicting the Swedish
king Gustav Vasa is from 1774.
Gustav Vasa lived in 1496-1560,
and he was the first king to
establish a monarchist dynasty
in Sweden, as well as he can be
seen as one of the most
important figures creating the
Swedish national state.

13. Riddarholmskyrkan
The church at
Riddarholm is one of
the oldest buildings in
Stockholm.
Inside the church is the
final resting place
for many Swedish
royals.
Next to the church is
the Birger Jarl’s
Square, together with
the pink-colored
Stenbock Palace.

14. Statue of
Birger Jarl
Birger Jarl (1210 – 1266)
was a statesman who is
attributed to have
founded Stockholm.
He played a big role in
establishing and joining
the Swedish kingdom. He
also led a crusade to
east, which resulted
Finland being part of
Sweden for centuries.