Stockholm - Birger Jarlstorg

From the west side of Riddarhustorg in Stockholm a bridge leads on to the little island of Riddarholm. In Birger Jarlstorg are a column bearing a statue of Birger Jarl, the founder of Stockholm, and Birger Jarl's Tower (15th C.), from which there are fine views of Lake Mälar and the Town Hall. Also in the square is the High Court (Svea Hovrätt), housed in the old Wrangel Palace (ca. 1650), whose round tower is a relic of the old fortifications of Stockholm.