Riddarhuskajen

Riddarhuskajen (Swedish: "Quay of the House of Knights") is a quay in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Located north of both the square Riddarhustorget and the House of Knights, it stretches east from the north-western corner of the island Stadsholmen to the bridge Vasabron and the alley Riddarhusgränd. Just west of the quay passes the motorway Centralbron, while the quay Kanslikajen forms an eastward extension leading past Kanslihuset to Stallbron and Mynttorget.

The two wings of the House of Knights were completed in 1870 to the design of A W Edelsvärd (1824-1919)cite book
title = Guide till Stockholms arkitektur | author = Johan Mårtelius
edition = 2nd ed. | year = 1999 | publisher = Arkitektur Förlag AB
location = Stockholm | id = ISBN 91 86050-41-9
pages = 118 | chapter = Södra innerstaden | language = Swedish] , otherwise mostly remembered for his standard design of Swedish railway stations.

The gardens of the building as completed are but a pale reminiscence of the original intentions which reflects the decline of power of the Swedish nobility, and still, the present state of things hardly give any indications of the character of the place in the early 19th century — a row of hovels in stone and wood lined up along the present quay hid the heap of rubbish where the statue of Axel Oxenstierna is found today, while a harbour surrounded by a wooden paling extended the premises into the water.cite book
title = Stockholm genom sju sekler | author = Per-Erik Lindorm
edition = 1st ed. | year = 1951 | publisher = Sohlmans
location = Stockholm | id = | language = Swedish
pages = 252 | chapter = 1844 : En gammal stockholmare berättar om sin stad] cite web
author = | title = Svenska Riddarhuset
date = 1869-1885 | publisher = Project Runeberg
url = http://runeberg.org/famijour/1866/0117.html
accessdate = 2007-02-27 | language = Swedish]

The current name of the quay was proposed in 1921 and made official in 1925.cite book
title = Stockholms gatunamn | language = Swedish
edition = 2nd ed. | year = 1992
publisher = Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning
location = Stockholm | id = ISBN 91-7031-042-4
pages = 67 | chapter = Innerstaden: Gamla stan]

References

See also

* List of streets and squares in Gamla stan

External links

* [http://www.stockholmskallan.se/index.php?sokning=1&action=visaLista&fritext=Riddarhuskajen&start=0&urval= Stockholmskällan - Historical photos]
* [http://www.hitta.se/SearchCombi.aspx?SearchType=4&UCSB%3aWflWhite=1a1b&UCSB%3aWflPink=4a&UCSB%3aTextBoxWho=&UCSB%3aTextBoxWhere=Riddarhuskajen hitta.se - Location map and virtual walk]