Experience medieval Stockholm with its brick-built houses and shops, workshops, harbour and gallows. A stretch of the city wall from 1530 remains intact and the Riddarholm Ship with its cannons, cannon balls and gunpowder can also be seen. Visit the medieval harbour, hear a medieval Roman Catholic choir and see how the medieval buildings were actually built with examples of various walling techniques and cross-vaulting. There are plenty of temporary exhibitions, slide-tape shows, guided tours and musical programmes to complete the permanent displays. There are fine examples of reproduction jewellery and ceramics.
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Originally built in 1270 as a Greyfriars Monastery, Riddarbolm Church soon became the burial place of Swedish kings and it is the second-oldest church in Stockholm. A beautiful church with its ancient brick walls and distinctive spire, it is renowned all over Sweden. There are three royal chapels including the Bernadotte wing which belongs to the present ruling family. Karl XIV Johan, the first king of the Bernadotte dynasty, is buried here in an immense marble sarcophagus. The last king buried here was King Gustav V who died in 1950.