Livrustkammaren
The Royal Armoury is a museum in the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. It contains many artifacts of Swedish military history and Swedish royalty. It is the oldest museum in Sweden, established in 1628 by King Gustavus Adolphus when he decided that his clothes from his campaign in Poland should be preserved for posterity.
- Opening hours:
January–April: Tuesday–Sunday 11:00 AM–5:00 PM and Thursday 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
May–June: Tuesday–Sunday 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
July–August: Tuesday–Sunday 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
September–December: Tuesday–Sunday 11:00 AM–5:00 PM and Thursday 11:00 AM–8:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: Swedish state historical museum with exhibits of Swedish military history
- Also known as: “Armeria Real”, “Die königliche Rüstkammer von Schweden”, “Királyi Fegyvertár”, “Royal Armoury”, “Švédská královská zbrojnice”, “The Royal Armoury”, “The Royal Armoury of Sweden”, “Королевская сокровищница в Стокгольме”, “スウェーデン王室武器庫”, and “スウェーデン王立武器庫”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Stockholm Central Station and Nobel Prize Museum.
Nobel Prize Museum
Museum
The Nobel Prize Museum is located in the former Stock… Nobel Prize Museum is situated 200 metres southwest of Livrustkammaren.
Tessin Palace
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stockholm and Gamla stan.
Livrustkammaren
- Categories: military museum, collection, cultural property, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms domkyrkoförs., Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.32662° or 59° 19′ 36″ north
Longitude
18.07308° or 18° 4′ 23″ east
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Statens Historiska Museer
Open location code
9FFW83GF+J6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Livrustkammaren” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المتحف الحربي السويدي”
- Bashkir: “Ливрусткаммарен”
- Belarusian: “Ліўрусткамарэн”
- Chinese: “皇家軍械庫”
- Czech: “Královská zbrojnice”
- Danish: “Kongelig Rustkammer”
- Danish: “Livrustkammaren”
- Dutch: “Koninklijk Wapenkamer van Zweden”
- Dutch: “Livrustkammaren”
- Finnish: “Kuninkaallinen asevarasto”
- Finnish: “Varuskammari”
- French: “Cabinet royal des armes”
- French: “L’Armurerie royale”
- German: “Die Königliche Rüstkammer”
- German: “Königliche Rüstkammer”
- German: “Livrustkammaren”
- German: “Waffenkammer”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון ההיסטוריה הצבאית והמלכותית של שוודיה”
- Hungarian: “Livrustkammaren”
- Italian: “L’Armeria Reale”
- Italian: “Livrustkammaren”
- Japanese: “王家武儀博物館”
- Lithuanian: “Livrustkammaren”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Livrustkammaren”
- Norwegian: “Livrustkammaren”
- Persian: “موزه لیوروست کامارن”
- Polish: “Livrustkammaren”
- Portuguese: “Livrustkammaren”
- Russian: “Королевская сокровищница Ливрусткаммарен”
- Russian: “Королевской Оружейной палаты”
- Russian: “Ливрусткаммарен”
- Russian: “Оружейная палата”
- Slovenian: “Kraljeva orožarna”
- Slovenian: “Livrustkammaren”
- Spanish: “La Real Armería”
- Spanish: “Real Armería de Suecia”
- Swedish: “Livrustkammaren”
- Ukrainian: “Ліврусткамарен”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Franska Bukten and Skeppsholmen.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Royal Armoury shop and P-hus Slottsbacken.
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