On the western side of the Royal Palace (Slottsbacken side) one can see lines of paving stones showing where the old Three Crowns (Tre Kronor) Castle used to stand. It was a huge fairy-tale looking castle built in the 13th century with towers, high walls and deep moats which unfortunately was completely destroyed by fire in 1697. A small-scale model of the old castle can be seen in the Swedish Royal Palace museum.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tre_Kronor_(castle)
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Strangely large palace Slottskajen 1, 111 30 Stockholm, Sweden 
King's secret tunnel Slottskajen 1, 111 30 Stockholm, Sweden 
The White Lady and the Grey Man Slottsbacken 1, 111 30 Stockholm, Sweden 
City gate that no longer exists Mynttorget 1, 111 28 Stockholm, Sweden 
Hell’s Alley Prästgatan 3, Stockholm, Sweden 
Height point for the military maps Schering Rosenhanes gränd, 111 28 Stockholm, Sweden 
The statue of Karl XIV Johan moved to Slottsbacken in 2018 28 m Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0 
Treasures saved from the fire of Tre Kronor 31 m Photo: Jacob Truedson Demitz for Ristesson, Public domain 
Sweden's oldest museum: The Royal Armoury 39 m Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0 
The Baroque Architecture of Tessin Palace Stockholm · 60 m Photo: FriskoKry, CC BY-SA 3.0 
The Palace Built on the Ruins of Tre Kronor Castle Slottsbacken 1, Stockholm · 78 m Photo: Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0 
Flemingska palatset: The palace with a storied past Stockholm · 79 m Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0 
Written by Holly Golightly
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