the Swedish people, as he is heroically landing on the quay following the Russian war 1788-1790. Royal Armoury The relatively discreet entrance to the Royal Armoury located under the eastern wing of the palace, hides the award-winning museum created in 1971-1978 showing royal costumes, crowns, carriages, and weapons displayed under the cellar vaults of the palace. Royal Coin Cabinet The Royal Coin Cabinet is an institution with a national responsibility for the conservation and the historical studies of coins, medals, and finance in general. Through exposition the institution offers insights in the economical history of the world, by lending objects from its collection to researchers and expositions all over the world it helps developing the knowledge within its scope, and by maintaining a national register of coin hoards it is of great importance to scholars in Sweden. Over the portal is a piece of art by Elisabeth Ekstrand from 1996 called Vattenporfyrlek ("Water Porphyry Game") made of porphyry and marble. See also List of streets and squares in Gamla stan History of Stockholm Lejonbacken References External links hitta.se - location map and virtual walk Google Maps 4πSr - Panorama of Slottsbacken (bottom of page, 3.6 MB QTVR) Streets in Stockholm Odonyms referring to a building