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and stone-cutter Heinrich Blume in 1633, which resulted in the star-ribbed vaults completed in 1642. The following year the southern portico was begun by Blume together with the Renaissance gables of the transepts later destroyed in the fire of 1723. The church could finally be inaugurated November
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parish (Solna Municipality now being one of the suburbs of Stockholm) and at the time built on the outskirts of the parish. It is first mentioned in 1311, and archaeological excavations in 1948 and one more recently documented its location just south of the present church and reconstructions showed
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ordered a church to be rebuilt on the same location, as part of his attempt to incorporate the urban conglomeration on the northern ridges into the city. Construction on the present church was led by master-builder
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in the 1430s. For defensive purposes the demolition of the church, together with other churches on the ridges surrounding the medieval city, was ordered by King
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its extent was limited to 8×13 meters. The parish itself is believed to be a century or so younger than the chapel as the church is first mentioned as
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During the 19th century, most of the 17th-century interior was hastily replaced, including both the southern and northern galleries, the
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in 1862 – the 1.450 flames exceeding any other church in Stockholm. All these modifications were, however, restored by the work of
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The western gable of the medieval church is still present on the extreme left of this view of Stockholm from around 1580.
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The church took a long time to complete. As a consequence it includes a wide range of architectural styles, such as
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who worked in a multitude of styles adopted to various contexts. The galleries were thus reshaped into
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and started in 1588. As completed by the time for the death of John III, the design of
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Arguably the most central church in the Swedish capital, surrounded by the popular park
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An exterior restoration in 1910 gave the church a new copper roof and a sandstone
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rather than wood, since the king needed bricks for his defensive structures.
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A fire destroyed the roof in 1723. A new central tower designed by
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in 1527. It is therefore believed the church was built in
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Stockholm
Sweden
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Dedication
Saint James the Great
Diocese
Stockholm
Parish
Stockholm
Swedish
church
Stockholm
Sweden
Saint James the Greater
patron saint
Kungsträdgården
Royal Opera
Gustav Adolfs torg
Sergels torg
Royal Palace

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