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The
obelisk
honors Stockholm's merchant class for its support in a 1788
war against Russia. In front of the obelisk are tour buses (their drivers worried
about parking cops) and a sand pit used for
boules.
The royal family took a lik-
ing to the French game during a Mediterranean vacation, and it's quite popular
around town today. Behind the obelisk stands Storkyrkan, Stockholm's cathed-
ral (which we'll visit later in this walk). From this angle, you see its Baroque
facade, addedtofitwiththenewerpalace. Oppositethepalace (orangebuilding
on left) is the Finnish church (Finska Kyrkan), which originated as the royal
tennis hall. When the Protestant Reformation hit in 1527, church services could
