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Oscar's Church

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Oscarskyrkan Stockholm 2016 01
Oscarskyrkan Stockholm 2016 01

Oscar's Church (Swedish: Oscarskyrkan) is one of the major churches in Stockholm, Sweden. The three-aisled hall church, which holds 1,200 people, has an 80-metre-high (260 ft) tower in the south-western part of the building. Oscar's Church is located in the south-eastern part of Östermalm, where Storgatan and Narvavägen meet, near the Swedish History Museum. Narvavägen is together with the nearby Strandvägen—from which the church is also visible—one of the city's main boulevards, lined with several residential palaces.

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Oscar's Church
Narvavägen, Stockholm Östermalm (Östermalms stadsdelsområde)

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Narvavägen
115 23 Stockholm, Östermalm (Östermalms stadsdelsområde)
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