Stockholm - Riddarholm Church

(Local Name: Riddarholmskyrka) On the south side of the Birger Jarsltorg square in Stockholm is the Riddarholm Church (Riddarholmskyrka), which originally belonged to a Franciscan friary but was much altered in later centuries. The cast-iron steeple (1841), 90m/295ft high, is a prominent Stockholm landmark. The church, the burial-place of the Swedish monarchs, has been used since 1807 only for burials and memorial services.