Bankkajen

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Western part of Helgeandsholmen with Bankkajen passing around the Parliament Building. Riksdagen June 2011.jpg
Western part of Helgeandsholmen with Bankkajen passing around the Parliament Building.
Construction of the quay in 1898. Riksdagshus grund 1898.jpg
Construction of the quay in 1898.

Bankkajen (Swedish : The Bank Quay) is a quay and a street passing along the western shore of the islet Helgeandsholmen in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden.

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Helgeandsholmen island between Gamla stan and Norrmalm in Stockholm, Sweden

Helgeandsholmen is a small island in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located north of Stadsholmen, and east of Strömsborg, with which, together with Riddarholmen, it forms Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm. Helgeandsholmen contains the Riksdag Building and the Museum of Medieval Stockholm, and is connected to neighbouring islands through three bridges: Riksbron, Stallbron, and Norrbro.

The name was adopted in 1925, after other proposals such as Banknäset ("Bank Neck") and Bankstranden ("Bank Shore") had been investigated. [1] The quay was reinforced in 2002. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Innerstaden: Gamla stan". Stockholms gatunamn (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning. 1992. p. 52. ISBN   91-7031-042-4.
  2. ↑ "Rikets styrelse" (PDF). Stockholm: Swedish Government. 2003. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-13.

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