Gamla stan (Old Town), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna (The Town between the Bridges), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. The town dates back to the 13th century, and consists of medieval alleyways, cobbled streets, and archaic architecture. North German architecture has had a strong influence in the Old Town's construction.

Skeppsholmen

View from Gondolen toward Skeppsholmen.

Stockholm Royal Palace

The Stockholm Palace (Swedish: Stockholms slott) is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch. Stockholm Palace is located on Stadsholmen ("city island"), in Gamla Stan (the old town). The palace has 609 rooms and is one of the largest royal palaces in the world still in use for its original purpose.

Stockholm Royal Palace

Gilded crown on Skeppsholmsbron

Skeppsholmsbron ("The Skeppsholm Bridge") is in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Blasieholmen to Skeppsholmen. The bridge, 165 metres long and 9.5 metres wide was the first forging iron bridge to be constructed in Sweden.

Stockholm Royal Palace

View toward Stockholm Royal Palace.

The Riksdag building

The Riksdag building ("House of Parliament") is the seat of the Parliament of Sweden. The building was erected between 1897 and 1905. The building's neo-baroque style was criticised and considered oldfashioned when it was opened in 1905.

View from the Riksbridge toward the Royal Swedish Opera (to left behind the bridge)

Gondolen

Between heaven and sea, with a breathtaking view over Lake Mälaren and the Saltsjön, floats Gondolen.

Skeppsholmen

Skeppsholmen is one of the islands of Stockholm. Positioned strategically at the Baltic Sea entrance to Stockholm, it has traditionally been the location of several military buildings. Today the military presence is low and instead several museums reside there.

View from Skeppsholmen

Skeppsholmen

View toward Vasamuseet

The Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet) is a maritime museum in Stockholm. The museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. The Vasa Museum opened in 1990 and, according to claims on the official web site, is the most visited museum in Scandinavia.

National Museum

Nationalmuseum ("National Museum") is the national gallery of Sweden. The museum is home to about half a million drawings from the Middle Ages to 1900, a collection of porcelain items, paintings, sculptures, and modern art as well. The museum also has an art library, open to the public as well as academics.

Royal Swedish Opera

The Kungliga Teatern or Royal Swedish Opera is the national stage for opera in Sweden. The opera company was founded by King Gustav III and its first performance, "Thetis and Phelée" with Carl Stenborg and Elisabeth Olin, was given on January 18, 1773; this was the first native speaking opera performed in Sweden.

Stortorget

Stortorget ("The Big Square") is a small public square in Gamla Stan, the historical centre around which the medieval urban conglomeration gradually came into being. The square is today frequented by tens of thousands of tourist annually, occasionally the scene for demonstrations and performances, and traditionally renown for its annual Christmas market offering traditional handicrafts and food.

Storkyrkan

Sankt Nikolai kyrka (Saint Nicolaus Church), most commonly known as Storkyrkan (The Great Church) is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town. Storkyrkan was first mentioned in a written source dated 1279, and became a Lutheran Protestant church in 1527.

Gamla stan - Old Town

Drottninggatan

Shopping Street.