Sweden's capital, Stockholm (Stockholm) is the second largest city in Northern Europe, located in Lake M?laren and the Baltic Sea at the confluence. The city consists of 14 large and small islands, which are like a handful of glittering pearls scattered in the clear and clean lakes and the sea, and Stockholm is therefore known as the "Venice of the North".
The city was founded in the middle of the 13th century and was first designated as the capital in 1436. The Old Town is more than 700 years old and has been preserved from war. There are medieval buildings adorned with wood and stone carvings, and narrow streets that reveal an ancient city. Nearby are the imposing Royal Palace, the old Nicholas Church and the Government House. The Zoo Island is opposite to the Old Town. The famous Skansen Open Air Museum, the Nordic Museum, the Vasa Shipwreck Museum and the amusement park "Funvory" are all located here. King Street, Queen Street and the nearby underground stores are the busiest commercial centers in Stockholm, where many rallies and parades are held, and on one side of the square is the Parliament building. In the center of the square there is a large fountain, a nearly 40-meter-high column made of 80,000 pieces of glass stands in it, emitting a strange glow in the sunlight and light. Nearby, on Svia Street, is the famous Stockholm Concert Hall, where the famous Nobel Prize Award Ceremony is held every year. The King awards certificates and prizes to the winners of the prizes.
Stockholm is also a city of culture. There is the Royal Library, built in the early 17th century, with a collection of 1 million books; there are more than 50 museums of various specialized and comprehensive. The famous Stockholm University and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering are also located here. The picturesque Queen's Island and Millers Sculpture Park are Stockholm's famous tourist attractions. On Queen's Island is the "China Palace", a product of the 18th century when Chinese culture was promoted in Europe. To the east of the city, the area of Dunebaden was once home to Kang Youwei, one of the most famous leaders of modern China's Reformist movement. In 1909, he purchased a small island here and built a Chinese-style garden he named "Beihai Cao Tang," after the failure of the Hundred Days' Reform and his exile trip around the world that took him to Sweden.
In a building in Stockholm's Old Square, where the Nobel Prize is awarded every year, it has become a must-see for every visitor and tourist to Sweden. In the center of the city, near the Svea Street, there is a simple, elegant, chic blue square building - Stockholm Concert Hall, where the Nobel Prize ceremony is held every December. Climbed the city's tallest building 155 meters of the TV tower for a bird's-eye view of the city, only to see the bridge across the sea like a jade belt will be connected to the city of the islands; verdant hills, blue sea water and undulating streets into one; the medieval majestic buildings, rows of modern buildings and blue trees and red flowers in the bushes of an exquisite villa. The red City Hall, with its three golden crowns at the top of its towers, is the symbol of Stockholm, built on the shores of Lake M?laren. The huge "Blue Room" is where the King and Queen hold their annual banquet for the Nobel Prize winners. Here, the "Golden Hall" four walls with 40 kilograms of gold, more than 18 million pieces of gold-plated metal blocks and stained glass inlaid into a magnificent mural, the painting of the goddess of Lake M?laren is the legendary protector of the city.
Six satellite towns were built around Stockholm in the 1950s, connected to the city center by a 60-kilometer underground railroad. The satellite towns are usually built in places with mountains and water, beautiful scenery and pleasant environment, and most of the residents can work nearby. The construction of satellite towns reduces the congestion and noise of the city, making this urban Nordic city more peaceful and beautiful.
The main industries in the city are metallurgy, machine building, paper making, printing and food processing.
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It is Stockholm ~
Sweden's capital and the second largest city in Northern Europe, Stockholm, is located on the western shore of the vast Baltic Sea, is located in the M?laren
Lake into the sea, the urban area is distributed in 14 islands and a peninsula, more than 70 large and small bridges to link them together, known as
"Venice of the North".
Stockholm means "wooden island" in English. The city was founded in the middle of the 13th century. At that time, the local people were often attacked by pirates, so they built a castle on a small island in the sea of Lake M?laren with huge logs and put wooden barriers in the water to protect themselves from the pirates, thus giving the island the name "Wooden Island". There is also a local legend about the name
Stockholm that a huge log floated on Lake M?laren in ancient times and
led the first settlers from Sigtina to the city. There is also a legend that in the old days, when the area was desolate and the beach was littered with debris from shipwrecked ships, the locals fished out the pieces of wood and built crude huts.
Since the pieces of wood were not in pieces, the townspeople were able to use them to build their own houses. Because the pieces were not in pieces, but just strips of wood-like waste, the houses were built in a lopsided fashion.
1250, this broken wood houses in the island formed a street, foreign ships sailed here for trade activities, see
street houses so look, can not help but feel funny, casually shouted "Stockholm". "Stockholm" is the meaning of wood
and "ermo" is the meaning of the island, together with the "wooden island". Because of its central location, mild climate and beautiful surroundings, Stockholm was made the capital in 1436 and grew to become the largest city in Scandinavia.
Stockholm has both an elegant, old-fashioned look and the prosperity of a modern city. In the Old Town, there
are gilded palaces, imposing churches and soaring spires, while the narrow streets and alleys reveal the streets of the Middle Ages
. In the new city, there are tall buildings, neat streets, and verdant trees set against the sparkling waves
. On the ground, at sea and in the air competing cars, ships, airplanes, fish eagles, seagulls, adding to the city's unlimited
energy, while the distant satellite towns dotted with a smoky, dreamlike feeling.
Stadtan Island in Stockholm's southern district is said to be the site of the old city, where Stockholm's old town, rich in antiquity
mood, is a popular destination for tourists. The streets and alleys of the old town are paved with stones, the widest part of which is only 5 to 6 meters wide, and the narrowest part is less than 1 meter, which makes it impossible for cars, motorcycles and bicycles to pass through, and even for two people to walk across the street, they have to turn around and give way to each other. The streets are lined with old stores selling quaint and unusual handmade
crafts and souvenirs. The Royal Palace, the Royal Opera House, the Royal Opera House, the Parliament building and Stockholm's City Hall
are all located here.
The Swedish Royal Palace was built in the 17th century AD as a small square castle. In front of the front gate of the Royal Palace, two claws and teeth of the
Stone lions on both sides, the door stood a number of head wearing a foot-high red tasseled cap, wearing a medieval uniform of the guards, showing
Warrior. Every day at noon, the guards hold a ceremonial changing of the guard. Visitors can buy a ticket and
pass through the guard post into the palace to see the gold, silver, jewelry and fine wares of Sweden's kings, as well as the
mural paintings that fill the palace.
Stockholm is also a cultural city, there are more than 50 museums in the city, such as ethnic, nature, fine arts, ancient literature
objects, weapons, science and technology museums, etc., divided into categories, each with its own specialties. In the Skansen Open Air Museum, there are 150 farmhouses moved from all over Sweden
in different styles, vividly showing people the simple but meaningful years spent
by the ancient working people of Sweden. There is also the Royal Library, which holds more than a million books, and the University of Stockholm, which has a history of more than 100 years.
Since 1809, Sweden has not been involved in any wars, and during the two world wars, Stockholm has been known as the "city of peace" because of its neutrality, which allowed its inhabitants to live in peace.
In a square in front of an old church in the city, people feed bread crumbs to doves, which fly around in front of and behind people, and some even land on their heads or shoulders, making it a peaceful and serene picture.
Stockholm is the hometown of Nobel. Nobel never went to college, hard work, self-study, modest, in order to send
Bright yellow explosives and smokeless gunpowder is known around the world. He donated his entire estate to establish the Nobel Prize. Since 1901,
The prize is awarded once a year, when a solemn ceremony is held in Stockholm's Concert Hall, and the King of Sweden personally awards the prize to the winners
The prize is awarded to the winners.