Riddarholmen is a small islet in central Stockholm, Sweden. The island forms part of Gamla Stan, the old town, and houses a number of private palaces dating ...
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Riddarholmen is a small island in central Stockholm. It is part of Gamla Stan, the Old Town. However many tourists don't find here and so it is much quieter.
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When was Riddarholmen Church built?
The Riddarholmen Church was completed in around 1300 and at that time was built almost entirely of brick, which was unusual in Sweden. The ribbed vault in the chancel was gilded, in contravention of the rules of the order, which advised simplicity and restraint when it came to ornamentation.
The Riddarholmen Church is the final resting place of the Swedish kings, and is Stockholm's only preserved mediaeval abbey.
Riddarholmen Church (Swedish: Riddarholmskyrkan) is the church of the former medieval Greyfriars Monastery in Stockholm, Sweden. The church serves as the ...
Welcome to a walking tour in the historical heart of Stockholm. See the most famous sights such as the Royal Palace, the narrowest alley and St George and ...
One of Stockholm`s most visited attractions and impossible to miss is the living museum of “Riddarholmen”.
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This big and beautiful historic former Church is now just a resting place of some very famous Swedish royalty. A must see for the Swedish history buffs. I ...
Grand, secretive and surrounded by an air of mystery, the Riddarholmen Church – Stockholm's oldest preserved building – towers up above the city.
Located on the island of Riddarholmen, which is just across a small bridge from Gamla Stan, this church covers almost 1,000 years of history from Stockholm's ...
Stockholm's only remaining medieval abbey, built in the late 1200s.The church is the last resting place of the Swedish monarchs and aristocracy, ...