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The process of reshaping Stockholm was initiated by a major fire in 1625 which destroyed the south-western part of today's old town. As a result, two new boulevard -like streets were created — Stora Nygatan and Lilla Nygatan — and along the eastern waterfront the medieval wall was replaced by a row of prestigious palaces — Skeppsbron .
North-bound cliffs of Södermalm. Stockholm stands on a bedrock of gneiss and granite approximately 2 billion years old. Over millions of years, north-west to south-east oriented cracks appeared in the rock, which rivers transformed into the valleys still present in the landscape, for example the lakes Långsjön, Magelungen, and Drevviken.
1602: Norrmalm is made an autonomous city. [6] 1611: Gustavus II Adolphus becomes king. [6] 1618: The scandal around the infamous brothel of Sara Simonsdotter is exposed. 1622: First preserved map of Stockholm dates from this year; 1625: A devastating fire destroys the south-western part of Stadsholmen. A city plan for the area is produced the ...
Stockholm (Swedish: [ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlm] ⓘ) [10] is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries.Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, [11] with 1.6 million in the urban area, [12] and 2.4 million in the metropolitan area. [11]
Gentleman's Magazine: English London Kingdom of Great Britain Published until 1922. First to use the term magazine. Samuel Johnson's first regular employment as a writer was with The Gentleman's Magazine. 1734 Lloyd's List: English London Kingdom of Great Britain Now online-only. [31] Now covering shipping news, marine insurance and global trade.
In France there are many magazines which are mostly literary magazines, women's magazines and news magazines. [1] One of the early literary magazines, Nouvelles de la république des lettres, was launched by Pierre Bayle in France in 1684. [2] In 1996 there were 2,761 magazine titles. [3] As of 2004 the total number of magazines increased to ...
The Amsterdam version of Metro from August 31, 2007, shows a headline about vandalism on Wikipedia.. As of October 2009, there were 56 daily editions in 15 languages and in 19 countries across Europe, North and South America, and Asia, for an audience of more than 17 million daily readers and 37 million weekly readers.
The history of Sweden can be traced back to the melting of the Northern Polar Ice Caps.From as early as 12000 BC, humans have inhabited this area. Throughout the Stone Age, between 8000 BC and 6000 BC, early inhabitants used stone-crafting methods to make tools and weapons for hunting, gathering and fishing as means of survival. [1]