Brittiska residenset

Brittiska residenset is a building in Stockholm County, Svealand. Brittiska residenset is situated nearby to the park Kruthusplan, as well as near the building Tillbergska villan.

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Type: Building
Description: building in Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The English Church and Skansen.

The English Church

Church

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St Peter and St Sigfrid's Church, often referred to locally as the English Church, is an Anglican church in Stockholm, Sweden. It was built in the 1860s for the British congregation in the city and was originally located on Rörstrandsgatan in the Norrmalm district before being moved, stone by stone, to the Diplomatstaden area of Östermalm in 1913.

Skansen

Theme park

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Skansen is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era. Skansen is situated 630 metres south of Brittiska residenset.

Nordic Museum

Museum

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The Nordic Museum is a museum located on Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to the cultural history and ethnography of Sweden from the early modern period to the contemporary period. Nordic Museum is situated 580 metres southwest of Brittiska residenset.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diplomatstaden and King Oscar’s Terrace.

Diplomatstaden

Locality

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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.