Skeppsholmen
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 several museums can be found there instead, such as the Museum of Modern Art (Moderna museet), the main modern art museum of Stockholm, the architectural museum in the same building, and the East-Asian museum (Östasiatiska Muséet). It is also home to the Teater Galeasen. On the southern shore is the old sailing ship af Chapman which is now used as a youth hostel. Stockholm Jazz Festival is a popular annual summer event held on Skeppsholmen.
Eric Ericsonhallen (formerly Skeppsholmen Church) was the venue for an official dinner for foreign royalty, celebrating the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling in June 2010.
See also
Buildings on Skeppsholmen
- Admiralty House (Stockholm)
- Exercishuset
- Intendenturförrådet
- Långa raden
- Prästgården
- Sjökarteverket
- Royal Swedish Naval Academy
- Tyghuset
Bridges to Skeppsholmen
References
- ^ Stockholms Sjögård, Maritim kultur: Skepps- och Kastellholmarna, accessed 2013-08-28 (in Swedish)
- ^ "Eric Ericsonhallen". ericericsonhallen.se. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "The first wedding of a female successor to the throne". kungahuset.se. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
External links
Media related to Skeppsholmen at Wikimedia Commons