Norrmalmstorg () is a

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in central

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. It connects shopping streets Hamngatan and Biblioteksgatan and is the starting point for

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travellers with the Djurgården line. Close to the southwest is the park Kungsträdgården. In the Swedish edition of ''

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'', Norrmalmstorg is the most expensive lot.Monopoly - Sweden
. Accessed October 21, 2012. The square is famous for the 1973 Norrmalmstorg robbery, in which events gave name to the

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. The building in question is now occupied by the Nobis Hotel Stockholm.

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Norrmalmstorg mot öst 2012.jpg, Norrmalmstorg facing east, 2012 Norrmalmstorg mot norr 2012.jpg, Norrmalmstorg facing north, 2012 Norrmalmstorg mot väst 2012.jpg, Norrmalmstorg facing west, 2012

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