Kungliga borgen

Kungliga borgen is a building in Stockholm, Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County. Kungliga borgen is situated near the museum Musik- och teaterbiblioteket, as well as near Frihamnens bussgarage.

Photo: FriskoKry, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Type: Building
Description: building in Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
Also known as: “Borgen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Maritime Museum and Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology.

Maritime Museum

Museum

Photo: Bergsten, Public domain.

The Maritime Museum in Stockholm, Sweden is a museum for naval history, merchant shipping and shipbuilding. Located in the Gärdet section of the inner-city district Östermalm, the museum offers a panoramic view of the bay Djurgårdsbrunnsviken. Maritime Museum is situated 630 metres south of Kungliga borgen.

Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology

Museum

Photo: Bergsten, Public domain.

The National Museum of Science and Technology is a museum in Stockholm. It is Sweden's largest museum of technology, and has a national charter to be responsible for preserving the Swedish cultural heritage related to technological and industrial history. Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology is situated 660 metres south of Kungliga borgen.

Museum of Ethnography

Museum

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The Museum of Ethnography, in Stockholm, Sweden, is a Swedish science museum. It houses a collection of about 220,000 items relating to the ethnography, or cultural anthropology, of peoples from around the world, including from China, Korea, South and Southeast Asia, the Pacific region, the Americas and Africa. Museum of Ethnography is situated 700 metres southeast of Kungliga borgen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindarängen and Diplomatstaden.

Lindarängen

Neighborhood

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Lindarängen is a location outside Stockholm, Sweden. During the 1912 Summer Olympics, it hosted the steeplechase trials for the equestrian eventing competition. Between 1921 and 1952 Lindarängen also hosted Stockholm's water airport for seaplanes.

Diplomatstaden

Locality

Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Diplomatstaden is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm, Sweden. As the name suggests, the neighbourhood is the home of many embassies and ambassadorial residencies.

Djurgården

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Djurgården, more properly Södra Djurgården, is a park island in the southern Östermalm borough in Stockholm. The island makes up much of the National City Park, and contains many museums and leisure venues, such as Skansen, the Vasa Museum and ABBA The Museum.

Kungliga borgen

Category: architectural ensemble
Location: Stockholm, Stockholms domkyrkoförs., Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.33814° or 59° 20′ 17″ north

Longitude

18.11514° or 18° 6′ 55″ east

Open location code

9FFW84Q8+73

OpenStreetMap ID

way 137834034

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q10433147

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In Other Languages

“Kungliga borgen” goes by many names.

Swedish: “Borgen, Stockholm”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket and Frihamnens bussgarage.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ugglan i Borgen and Häståkeriet.

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