Villa Frescati

Villa Frescati is a building in Stockholm, Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County. Villa Frescati is situated nearby to the building Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, as well as near the university Lilla Frescati.

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

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Swedish Museum of Natural History and Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Swedish Museum of Natural History

Museum

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The Swedish Museum of Natural History, in Stockholm, is one of two major museums of natural history in Sweden, the other one being located in Gothenburg. Swedish Museum of Natural History is situated 360 metres northeast of Villa Frescati.

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Building

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is one of the royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting natural sciences and mathematics and strengthening their influence in society, whilst endeavouring to promote the exchange of ideas between various disciplines. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is situated 120 metres east of Villa Frescati.

Bergianska trädgården

Park

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The Bergianska trädgården, the Bergian Garden or Hortus Bergianus, is a botanical garden located in the Frescati area on the outskirts of Stockholm, close to the Swedish Museum of Natural History and the main campus of Stockholm University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frescati and Lappkärrsberget.

Frescati

Neighborhood

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Frescati is a park-like area on the northern outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden. It is situated in an area on Norra Djurgårdsstaden. Frescati is part of the Royal National City Park.