Slottsbacken is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Upper section of Slottsbacken in front of the Royal Palace and the cathedral.
Slottsbacken in Stockholm during the 1780s. From right to left: Stockholm Palace, Storkyrkan, Bollhuset Theatre and the Tessin Palace. Drawing, Martin Rudolf Heland.
Slottbacken, November 2008.
South façade of the Royal Palace.
Gamla stan, until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna, is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla stan includes the surrounding islets Riddarholmen, Helgeandsholmen and Strömsborg. It has a population of approximately 3,000.
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