Norstedt Building
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The Norstedt Building is the main office of P.A. Norstedt & Söner AB
on Riddarholmen
in Stockholm
, Sweden
.
The building, designed by Magnus Isæus and built in 1882-91, features a spire
-like roof, which is a well-known silhouette on the skyline of central Stockholm.
Bridge Vasabron
is passing in front of the building and Gamla Riksarkivet
("Old National Archive") lies south of it.
Norstedts Förlag
Norstedts Förlag is a book publishing company in Sweden. It was established in 1823 by Per Adolf Norstedt....
on Riddarholmen
Riddarholmen
Riddarholmen is a small islet in central Stockholm, Sweden. The island forms part of Gamla Stan, the old town, and houses a number of private palaces dating from the 17th century...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
The building, designed by Magnus Isæus and built in 1882-91, features a spire
Spire
A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass....
-like roof, which is a well-known silhouette on the skyline of central Stockholm.
Bridge Vasabron
Vasabron
Vasabron is a bridge over Norrström in central Stockholm, Sweden connecting Norrmalm to Gamla stan, the old city....
is passing in front of the building and Gamla Riksarkivet
Gamla Riksarkivet
Gamla Riksarkivet is a building at Arkivgatan 3 on Riddarholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. Riksarkivet, the Swedish National Archives, were located in the building until 1968....
("Old National Archive") lies south of it.