Vaxholm Fortress

Stockholm County · Sweden

Vaxholm Fortress, Sweden
Photo: Can Burcin Sahin / LCProBild, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A round-towered island fortress guarding the main sea approach to Stockholm through the archipelago. Rebuilt in granite in the 19th century, it repeatedly blocked hostile fleets from reaching the capital.

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