The Stockholm Palace (Swedish: Stockholms slott) is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch. (The private residence of the royal family is Drottningholm Palace). Stockholm Palace is located on Stadsholmen (“city island”), in Gamla Stan (the old town) in the capital, Stockholm. It neighbours the Riksdag, Sweden’s parliament. The personal offices of the monarch (currently Carl XVI Gustaf) and the other members of the Swedish royal family as well as the administrative offices of the Royal Court of Sweden are located there. The palace is also used for representative purposes by the king whilst performing his duties as the head of state. The southern façade is facing the grand-style slope Slottsbacken; the eastern façade is bordering Skeppsbron, a pompous quay passing along the eastern waterfront of the old town; on the northern front is Lejonbacken, a system of ramps named after the sculpted lions on the stone railings; and the western wings border the open space Högvaktsterrassen. Nice travel destination. Sumeer 2008 is good time to visit.
Travel GPS location: 59° 19′ 36″ N, 18° 4′ 18″ E
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