Birger Jarlsgatan passing by Stureplan in 2007.Birger Jarlsgatan under construction in 1898.
Birger Jarlsgatan is one of the longest streets in central Stockholm, Sweden. The street forms the border between Östermalm and the two neighbouring districts Norrmalm and Vasastaden.
It is named after Birger Jarl since 1885, then "Birger Jarls gata" (gata meaning "street").[1] The contemporary spelling has been used since 1932.
Stureplan and Balettakademien are situated on Birger Jarlsgatan. The street is also home to some of Stockholm's more exclusive shops, including Gucci, Max Mara, Louis Vuitton, Georg Jensen, Mulberry, Cerruti, Chanel, Moncler and Versace.
^Onoma. International Centre of Onomastics. 1950. p. 43.
BirgerJarlsgatan is one of the longest streets in central Stockholm, Sweden. The street forms the border between Östermalm and the two neighbouring districts...
for him including the street BirgerJarlsgatan on Norrmalm and the tower Birger Jarls Torn on Riddarholmen. The Hotel Birger Jarl is located in Stockholm's...
Östermalm, Nybroplan connects a number of major streets, including BirgerJarlsgatan, Strandvägen, Hamngatan, and Nybrogatan. The squares Norrmalmstorg...
and Östermalm. The square connects the major streets Kungsgatan, BirgerJarlsgatan and Sturegatan. The buildings around the square house offices of banks...
Norrlandsgatan is a street at Norrmalm, Stockholm. The street stretches from BirgerJarlsgatan to Hamngatan. The restaurant Fontainebleau was located at Norrlandsgatan...
(Flatiron Building) because it sits on a wedge-shaped plot between BirgerJarlsgatan, Biblioteksgatan, and Stureplan, in the Östermalm district in the...
Mälaren. It landed on present day Riddarholmen where today the Tower of Birger Jarl stands, a building, as a consequence, still often erroneously mentioned...
Stockholm. In 1945, at the age of 29, he bought the restaurant Riche on BirgerJarlsgatan. The restaurant was in bad shape after the war years, so Wretman set...
of exceptions, with some small streets originating from the street BirgerJarlsgatan. The obelisk was commissioned by King Gustav III to show his gratitude...
lake Träsket ("The Swamp") along the southern part of present-day BirgerJarlsgatan. It was seven metres wide and marked the border between the city districts...
City Centre follows Tegeluddsvägen, Lidingövägen, Brahegatan and BirgerJarlsgatan. "Om Engelbrekts församling" [About Engelbrekt Parish] (in Swedish)...
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