Beckholmen is a small island in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Having served the city's shipping industry for centuries, Beckholmen is now regarded as a historical monument of national interest, and, by its location just south of Djurgården in the vicinity of other similar localities it also forms part of Royal National City Park, and Stockholms Sjögård, an area of the harbour of Stockholm containing maritime environments of historical interest.
September 2012 serial view of Beckholmen
Beckholmsbron, the bridge leading over to Beckholmen, 2006.
The brig Stockholm in one of the three dry docks on Beckholmen.
The GV-dock in 2007.
Djurgården or, more officially, Kungliga Djurgården, is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum Skansen, the small residential area Djurgårdsstaden, yacht harbours, and extensive stretches of forest and meadows. It is one of the Stockholmers' favorite recreation areas and tourist destinations alike, attracting over 10 million visitors per year, of which some 5 million come to visit the museums and amusement park. The island belongs to the National City park founded in 1995. Since the 15th century the Swedish monarch has owned or held the right of disposition of Royal Djurgården. Today, this right is exercised by the Royal Djurgården Administration which is a part of the Royal Court of Sweden.
The Nordic Museum at Djurgården, facing south-west with Skeppsholmen, Gamla stan and Södermalm in the background
Detail from Vädersolstavlan showing Djurgården in 1535.
Photochrom print of the 1897 exhibition, digitally restored.
The shipyard on Djurgården's southern shore today.