- Kastellet, Stockholm
::"For other uses of the word Kastellet, see
Kastellet "Kastellet is a small
citadel located on the isletKastellholmen in centralStockholm ,Sweden .The first fortification on the location was built in 1667 designed by
Erik Dahlbergh . It exploded in June 1845 and subsequently a new was built 1846-1848 to the design of architectFredrik Blom . It consists of a round tower with red brick walls and a 20 meter high stair tower. On the top flies the three tongued naval flag of Sweden, indicating the nation is at peace.On
May 17 1996, some Norwegian expats raised the Norwegian flag in the tower. Though such an action would normally be taken as a declaration of war, a diplomatic crisis could be avoided.Sjöstaden Stockholm 750 år, p 19]See also
*
Geography of Stockholm
*History of Stockholm
*Skeppsholmen Notes
References
* cite web
url = http://www.seatime.se/PDF/sthlm750.pdf
title = Sjöstaden Stockholm 750 år
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pages = 19
year = 2002
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