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Kungsholmen Church, Baroque church in Kungsholmen, Sweden

Kungsholmen Church is a cruciform church with pale green copper roofs, a square tower topped by a rounded green dome and lantern, and pale yellow walls with grey stone trim. Its lower facade has a central dark double door with gold-edged panels, flanked by tall arched windows, and a circular white relief medallion above. A square brown wooden tower with a clock face and small cupola rises above the green copper roof.

Architect Mathias Spieler began work in 1672, and the foundation was laid on 10 May 1673 under master mason Mårten Hacks. Construction stalled in 1676 and resumed in 1685; Archbishop Olof Svebilius consecrated the church on 2 December 1688 before King Karl XI and Queen Ulrika Eleonora. The vaulted ceiling was completed only in 1757, and the tower was built in 1810 to drawings by P.W. Palmroth.

The church's official name, Ulrika Eleonora kyrka, honours Queen Ulrika Eleonora, who attended the 1688 consecration with King Karl XI. Its 23 original Caroline windows, lost in the 1882 restoration, were reconstructed in 1954–56; 20 survive, each bearing a crown, a Bible verse, the donor's name and the year 1688.

The building is located on Bergsgatan street and can be entered during daytime hours when no services are taking place. Checking ahead for service times helps avoid visiting during private events or worship moments.

The church's foremost treasure is the baptismal chapel in the north transept, carved by Caspar Schröder and donated in 1707 by Elsa Guthermuth. Its screen corners hold the four evangelists with their symbols: Matthew's angel, Mark's lion, Luke's ox and John's eagle, and Christ sits on the font lid among children.

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December 2, 1688
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Mathias Spieler
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December 2, 1688
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Bergsgatan 1
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