Riddarhuskajen Explained
Riddarhuskajen (
Swedish: "Quay of the House of Knights") is a
quay in
Gamla stan, the old town in central
Stockholm,
Sweden. Located north of both the square
Riddarhustorget and the
House of Knights, it stretches east from the north-western corner of the island
Stadsholmen to the bridge
Vasabron and the alley
Riddarhusgränd. Just west of the quay passes the motorway
Centralbron, while the quay
Kanslikajen forms an eastward extension leading past Kanslihuset to
Stallbron and
Mynttorget.
The two wings of the House of Knights were completed in 1870 to the design of A W Edelsvärd (1824–1919),[1] otherwise mostly remembered for his standard design of Swedish railway stations.
The gardens of the building as completed are but a pale reminiscence of the original intentions which reflects the decline of power of the Swedish nobility, and still, the present state of things hardly give any indications of the character of the place in the early-19th century - a row of hovels in stone and wood lined up along the present quay hid the heap of rubbish where the statue of Axel Oxenstierna is found today, while a harbour surrounded by a wooden paling extended the premises into the water.[2] [3]
The current name of the quay was proposed in 1921 and made official in 1925.[4]
See also
References
- Book: Guide till Stockholms arkitektur . Johan Mårtelius . 2nd . 1999 . Arkitektur Förlag AB . Stockholm . 91-86050-41-9 . 118 . Södra innerstaden . Swedish.
- Book: Stockholm genom sju sekler . Per-Erik Lindorm . 1st . 1951 . Sohlmans . Stockholm . Swedish . 252 . 1844 : En gammal stockholmare berättar om sin stad.
- Web site: Svenska Riddarhuset . 1869–1885 . . 2007-02-27 . Swedish.
- Book: Stockholms gatunamn . Swedish . 2nd . 1992 . Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning . Stockholm . 91-7031-042-4 . 67 . Innerstaden: Gamla stan.
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