Finska Kyrkogränd (
Swedish: "Finnish Church Alley") is a
blind alley in
Gamla stan
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, an old town in central
Stockholm
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,
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. Leading south from
Slottsbacken, the alley separates the
Finnish Church from the
Tessin Palace. It was also named after the vicinity to the former. It forms a parallel street to
Bollhusgränd 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 ("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
*
List of streets and squares in Gamla stan
*
Bollhustäppan
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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