- Birger Jarls Torg
Birger Jarls Torg is a public square on
Riddarholmen inGamla stan , the old town inStockholm ,Sweden .The square used to be called "Riddarholmstorget", but was in the mid-19th century renamed "Birger Jarls Torg" after
Birger Jarl , traditionally attributed as the founder of Stockholm, and a statue of him was erected on the square in 1854.The square is surrounded by half a dozen of palaces, today mostly occupied by various governmental authorities, together making not only the square, but the entire island a less than vital area isolated from the rest of the city by the artery traffic route
Centralbron . (SeeRiddarholmen .)Just south of the square is the church
Riddarholmskyrkan .ee also
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List of streets and squares in Gamla stan
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