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Sign: Stockholm - the statue of Gustav III, King of Sweden


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Tre Kronor, Storkyrkobrinken, 111 28 Stockholm, Sweden
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On the sign:
ÅT
KONUNG GUSTAF III.
LAGSTIFTARE
SEGERVINNARE
FREDENS ÅTERSTÄLLARE

AF
STOCKHOLMS BORGERSKAP
MDCCXC
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The statue commemorates Sweden’s King Gustav III (1792-1746), a king who made several constitutional reforms, and was murdered at the age of 46 by a group of nobles.

The statue made by Johan Tobias Sergel was placed in 1790.

The statue was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
KING GUSTAF III.
LEGISLATOR
VICTORY WINNERS
RESTORATION OF PEACE

STOCKHOLM’S COURTIES
1790

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