Nautical Chart Department

The Nautical Chart Department is a building located on the islet in central , . Built in 1871–1872 to the plans of Victor Ringheim, head of the Engineering Department and successor of Fredrik Blom, this building was originally a well-proportioned two-storey structure, in 1910 heightened with one floor, and in 1937-1938 lengthened with three window rows.
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  • Type: Government building
  • Description: building in Sweden
  • Also known as: “Sjökarteverket”
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stockholm Central Station and Moderna Museet.

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, Stockholms centralstation, is 's busiest rail station, in the Norrmalm district of . It is directly connected to the Cityterminalen bus station, the Stockholm City commuter train station and the T-Centralen metro station, with a tram stop.

Museum
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is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on the island of in central Stockholm, opened in 1958. In 2009, the museum opened Malmö in . is situated 170 metres northeast of Nautical Chart Department.

Museum
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is the national gallery of fine arts of Sweden, located on the peninsula in central . The museum's operations stretch far beyond the borders of Blasieholmen, including the National Portrait Gallery collection at , the Gustavsberg porcelain museum, several castle collections and the Swedish Institute in Paris. is situated 460 metres northwest of Nautical Chart Department.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blasieholmen and Stockholm.

Locality
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is a peninsula in central , Sweden. It is located east of . Originally a small island, named Käpplingen, it became a peninsula, connected to , during the 17th century.

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is 's capital and largest city, with nearly a million inhabitants in the city, and 2.4 million within . The inner city is made up of 14 islands across Lake Mälaren and three streams into the brackish Baltic Sea, with the with some 24,000 islands, islets and skerries.

Nautical Chart Department

Latitude
59.32501° or 59° 19′ 30″ north
Longitude
18.08248° or 18° 4′ 57″ east
Inception
1872
Levels
3
Open location code
9FFW83GJ+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27742141
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Wiki­data ID
Q7533607
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Nautical Chart Department” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kungliga Sjökarteverket”
  • Swedish: “Sjökarteverket”

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