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This dead end used to be a street and first seen on the map dated 1650. Later it has been blocked by new buildings, but the stairs are still there. The sign still seen on the wall is actually from 1940s, made by the owner of block Percy Ahnhem himself, but even then the street was there. It became a dead end in the 1980s when the new building was built.
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Strangely large palace Slottskajen 1, 111 30 Stockholm, Sweden Source and license: not stated 
King's secret tunnel Slottskajen 1, 111 30 Stockholm, Sweden Source and license: not stated 
The White Lady and the Grey Man Slottsbacken 1, 111 30 Stockholm, Sweden Source and license: not stated 
City gate that no longer exists Mynttorget 1, 111 28 Stockholm, Sweden Source and license: not stated 
Hell’s Alley Prästgatan 3, Stockholm, Sweden Source and license: not stated 
Height point for the military maps Schering Rosenhanes gränd, 111 28 Stockholm, Sweden Source and license: not stated 
Drink like a Viking Västerlånggatan 68b, Stockholm, Sweden · 0 m Source and license: not stated 
The last home of René Decartes Kornhamnstorg 51, 111 27 Stockholm, Sweden · 29 m Source and license: not stated 
Christian Erikssons Bågspännaren statue 66 m Source and license: Ailura / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 at 
Hidden underground bathouse Svartmangatan 20, 111 29 Stockholm, Sweden · 82 m Source and license: not stated 
The Dominican Monastery of the Black Friars in Stockholm 88 m Source and license: Lennart af Petersens / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain 
Stockholm's Jewish Museum: Safeguarding a Lost Art 101 m Source and license: Mats Halldin 15:22, 28 March 2007 (UTC) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 
Written by Holly Golightly
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