Slussplan
Slussplan (
History
While the street was created together with the statue in 1854 as a by-product of
The botanist and zoologist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), while living on Österlånggatan during the period 1738–1741, had his consulting rooms in the so-called Räntmästarhuset (literally: "Interest Master's Stairs", meaning: "Stairs of the Director of the Financial Administration"), once located on number 9. Before departing for Uppsala he handed the residence over to his relative Emanuel Swedenborg (1668–1772). The commemorative tile on the location is however erroneous in several aspects.[2][3]
From 2010 to 2020 the Secretariat of the Council of the Baltic Sea States had its office at Slussplan 9.
See also
- List of streets and squares in Gamla stan
- Karl Johanslussen
References
- ISBN 91-7031-042-4.
- ^ Martin Stugart (2005-04-22). "Var hade Carl von Linné sin läkarpraktik?". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
- ^ "Linné på Stadsmuseet". Stockholm City Museum. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
External links
- Stockholm City Museum - historical photo of the area in 1931-1932
- hitta.se - Location map and virtual walk
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