Spektens Gränd ( sv, Alley of Spekten) is an
alley in
Gamla stan, the old town of
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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. Located just west of
Storkyrkan church, it connects the streets
Trångsund and
Prästgatan
Prästgatan (Swedish: "The Priest's Street") is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden, stretching from a cul-de-sac west of the Royal Palace to the street Österlånggatan in the southern corner of the old town. Prästg ...
. It runs parallel to
Storkyrkobrinken
Storkyrkobrinken (, "Big Church Slope") is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Leading from Högvaktsterrassen ("Main Guard Terrace") near the Royal Palace down to Myntgatan ("Coin Street") and Riddarhustorge ...
,
Ankargränd,
Solgränd and
Kåkbrinken
Kåkbrinken is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from the western waterfront Munkbroleden, to the central square Stortorget, it forms a parallel street to Yxsmedsgränd, Solgränd, and Bedoirsgränd, while ...
streets.
The alley was created when the block between Ankargränd and Kåkbrinken was split in two in 1675. One of the houses built at the time was sold to the merchant Gert Specht in 1685, from whom the alley got its unintelligible name.
A Gert Specht is mentioned in the records as being a resident of
Norrmalm in 1594. He was probably the father or grandfather of the former.
In the alley are two small courtyards. One featuring
cast iron decorations, including a lion head, a fence decorated with the
star of David
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A derivation of the ''seal of Solomon'', which was used for decorative ...
, and a small gate flanked by two lampposts. The other has a portal with the inscription
ISSH MDP 1667.
See also
*
List of streets and squares in Gamla stan
References
External links
Stockholmskällan - Historical photoshitta.se - Location map and virtual walk- A brief article on the building in the northern corner between Prästgatan and Spektens Gränd.
Streets in Stockholm
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