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\tefore the battle of Liitzen (‘Förfäras ej du lilla hop’; i. e. ‘fear
not, little baud’).
On the W. side of the market-place rises the Palace of the
Crown Prince (PI. 31; D, 4), erected in 1783-93, and now for
the most part unoccupied. The principal building on the N. side
is the Hotel Rydberg; and on the E. side is the Stora Teater (Pl.
10; E, 4; p. 321), designed by Adlercrantz, and erected in
1775-82 by Gustavus HI., who dedicated it to the ‘National Poetry’
(Patriis Musis), of which he was an ardent admirer and patron.
Among the visitors io the court of Gustavus were Kellgren, Lidner,
Leopold, and Bellman, the chief founders of Swedish literature.
It was in this theatre, at a masked ball on 16-17th March, 1792,
that Gustavus III. was assassinated hy Capt. Ankarström.
Immediately to the N. of the Theatre is the Jacobs-Kyrka (PI.
23), where Marshal Horn is interred (d. 1659), adjoining which
on the E. is the Kungsträdgård (‘King’s Garden’; Pl. E. 3),
adorned with statues of two Swedish monarchs, and embellished
with avenues and flower-beds. At the end of the promenades next
to the quay rises the *Statue of Charles XII,, by Molin, surrounded
with four mortars captured by that king, after whom this part of the
quay is called Karl den Tolftes Torg. (Steam-launches to Alkärret,
see p. 320.)
The *Fountain in the centre of the grounds, also by Molin, is
embellished with handsome bronze statues of northern river and
marine gods. —’Nearly opposite the fountain, on the E. side of the
grounds, rises the Dramatiska Teater (Pl. 41; p. 321), erected
in 1842.
A little to the N. of the fountain rises the Statue of Charles
XIII., the least popular of all the kings of Sweden, erected by
Charles X1Y. John to the memory of his adoptive father. It was
designed by Prof. Göthe and cast at Paris. The noble lions at
the foot of the monument are by Fogelberg. •— To the NAV. of
the statue, and adjoining the Hamn-Gata, is the building of the
* Konstförening (PI. 19; E, 3; exhibition, see p. 321), with Blanch’s
Café (p. 318) on the ground-floor. Adjacent are Blanch’s Picture
Rooms. — Opposite, at the N. end of the Kungsträdgård, is the
large Svea Half in the Moorish style (concerts in the evening).
A little to the E. of the Kungsträdgård, and adjoining the
Hamn-Gata and the Nybro, is the shady Bkrzelii Park (Pl. E, 3),
named after a Statue of Berzelius (d. 1848), the chemist, by
Qvarnström. Adjacent is Bern’s Salong, a favourite cafe, where
a band plays in the evening (p. 318). To the N.E. is situated the
Ladugårdsland quarter of the city. In the Artilleri-Gård here
(Pl. F. 2) is a well-arranged museum of artillery and small arms
(admission, see p. 321). The ground adjoining the Guards’
Barracks (Pl. G, II, 2) is occupied every July by a Training Camp,
containing about 1200 infantry and artillerymen (visitors admitted).
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