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Junibacken. Junibacken is a children’s attraction, founded by Staffan Götestam, Fredrik Uhrström and Peder Wallenberg. It is situated on the island of Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden . It was officially opened by the Swedish royal family on 8 June 1996. It is Stockholm’s 5th most-visited tourist attraction. It is devoted to Swedish ...
Slussenområdet ( Swedish: [ˈslɵ̂sːɛnɔmˌroːdɛt], the Sluice area) is an area of central Stockholm, on the Söderström river, connecting Södermalm and Gamla stan. The area is named after the locks between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. Called Karl Johanslussen, the locks themselves allow passage between these two bodies of water ...
Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh Detail of an elaborate Neapolitan presepio in Rome. In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche (/ k r ɛ ʃ / or / k r eɪ ʃ /), or in Italian presepio or presepe, or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season, of art objects representing the birth ...
Europe, [ 2] Sweden, widows, for a holy death. Bridget of Sweden, OSsS ( c. 1303 – 23 July 1373), born Birgitta Birgersdotter and also known as Birgitta of Vadstena ( Swedish: heliga Birgitta ), was a Swedish Catholic mystic and the founder of the Bridgettines. Outside of Sweden, she was also known as the Princess of Nericia and was the ...
Pulpit and the "king's gallery" designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. The German Church ( German: Deutsche Kirche [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃə kɪʁçə]; Swedish: Tyska kyrkan ), sometimes called St. Gertrude's Church ( Swedish: Sankta Gertruds kyrka ), is a church in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden, belonging to the German Saint ...
The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century. The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, are based on the narratives in the Bible, in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and further elaborated by written, oral and artistic tradition.
Engelbrekt Church ( Swedish: Engelbrektskyrkan) is a protected church located in the Lärkstaden area of Stockholm, Sweden. Its located at Östermalm and belongs to the Church of Sweden and is parish church for Engelbrekt Parish in the Diocese of Stockholm. It was designed by architect Lars Israel Wahlman in the National Romantic style and ...
Google Maps travel tips to navigate and learn about places you visit (even without Wi-Fi) Zach Wichter and Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY. August 28, 2023 at 3:34 PM. "Easy Travel” is a ten-part ...