The oldest building in Stockholm, built sometime in the early 1500s, can be found here - it's the white, round building in the picture below. Imagine that - a building from the 1500s. That's history!
In one of the major Swedish newspapers, SvD, they wrote that this building now has been restored (and they have some pictures from inside!). I wouldn't mind living here - imagine the view from the bedroom... Imagine the dreams you would dream at night!
Too bad a boring government agency is moving in... If I win the California State Lottery, I wonder if they would consider selling the building to me? Or at least rent it... ?
Photo: Stockholm Visitors Board - Richard Ryan
6 comments:
What a lovely picture of our beautiful city, Jacal!!! Riddarholmen is a beautiful island, it really is. It's been so long since I went into it's church, butthat church is majestic!
YES! Please win the lottery! Then you can invite me to "fika" in your new---sorry OLD, home!!!
That does it! Our lottery is up to 355 million dollars, how many tickets do I get today in your name?
Annika - I promise - if I win the lottery we can have fika in my "new" home! ;-)
Fia - got the ticket (we could buy tickets here) - didn't win. Bummer. ;-)
If you don't exclude churches and appartment houses from the category of buildings, you can actually find buildings as old as from the 1300th century in Stockholm. The church at the mentioned Riddarholmen (the one seen in the picture) is one of the oldest buildings in the town - it was built in the 1200th century and rebuilt in the 1300th century after a fire.
Sorry, I made a mix up in the historical facts - it was not Riddarholmskyrkan that had a fire (it was the Great Church/Storkyrkan) - and Riddarholmskyrkan was built in the 1300th century.
Anonymous - yes, isn't amazing! Especially when you live in the US, you sure start appreciate the history that surrounds you when you walk the streets of European cities. I once worked in a building from the 1600s in Stockholm - amazing! Thanks for the facts!!
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