Finska Kyrkogränd (
Swedish
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: "Finnish Church Alley") is a
blind alley in
Gamla stan Gamla stan (, "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla stan ...
, an old town in central
Stockholm,
Sweden. Leading south from
Slottsbacken
Slottsbacken (, "Castle Slope") is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden.
It stretches east from the Stockholm Cathedral and the Royal Palace down to the street Skeppsbron which passes along the eastern waterfront o ...
, the alley separates the
Finnish Church from the
Tessin Palace
The Tessin Palace ( sv, Tessinska palatset) is a baroque town house located in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm. Located next to the Royal Palace, it is facing Slottsbacken, the major approach to the Stockholm Palace, and flank ...
. It was also named after the vicinity to the former. It forms a parallel street to
Bollhusgränd
Bollhusgränd (Swedish: "Ball House Alley") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Named after Bollhuset, a historical theatre, it connects Slottsbacken to Köpmantorget, and as Baggensgatan extends the alley furth ...
and
Källargränd.
The alley, for long the property of the Crown, used to lead to
Trädgårdsgatan. It was excepted from a land donation in 1648 for the construction of the
Lilla Bollhuset
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* Lilla ...
("Small Ball House"), a building originally intended for ball games but mostly used for theatre. This latter building was rebuilt into the Finnish Church in 1725, and as the Finnish parish later enlarged the building, the alley became a blind alley periodically completely sealed off.
See also
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List of streets and squares in Gamla stan
This is an alphabetical list of streets, alley, squares, and other structures in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, including the islands Stadsholmen, Helgeandsholmen
Helgeandsholmen () is a small island in central Stockholm, Sweden. It ...
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Bollhustäppan
Bollhustäppan () is a small public space in Gamla stan, which is the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Named after Bollhuset, a historical theatre, it is located south of Slottsbacken just behind the Finnish Church, while two gates connect ...
References
External links
hitta.se - location map and virtual walk
Streets in Stockholm
Odonyms referring to a building
Odonyms referring to religion
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