Museum Tre Kronor

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - JUL 28: Museum Tre Kronor at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, as seen on July 28, 2023., License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-04-08T15:45:11.000Z, User: esterpyykko45, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: Lonely Planet, client: app content, other: Ester Pyykko

In this basement museum, you can see the foundations of 13th-century defensive walls and items rescued from the medieval castle during the 1697 fire. The museum also describes how the fire started (a fire watcher was off flirting with a kitchen maid) and explains rather vividly the meaning of "run the gauntlet."

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