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Norrmalmstorg (in the 1900s)

Norrmalmstorg is a square in central Stockholm. The square connects shopping streets Hamngatan and Biblioteksgatan and is the starting point for tram travellers to Djurgården. Close to the southwest is the park Kungsträdgården. The square is famous for being host of the Norrmalmstorg robbery which fittingly gave name to the Stockholm syndrome. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In the United States, a town square is an area in the middle of a traditional town consisting of a park or plaza and surrounded by small shops. ... The Stockholm City Hall Stockholm  listen is the capital and the largest city of Sweden. ... In commerce, a retailer buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells individual items or small quantities to the general public or end user customers, usually in a shop, also called store. ... A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland a historic postcard showing electric-powered trolley streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 For modern innovations aimed at increasing the capacity and speed of tramway systems, see light... Djurgården - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The Norrmalmstorg robbery was a bank robbery best known as the origin of the term Stockholm syndrome. ... The Stockholm syndrome is a psychological state in which the victims of a kidnapping, or persons detained against their free will – prisoners – develop a relationship with their captor(s). ...


Norrmalmstorg is also the most expensive property in the Swedish version of the Monopoly board game. Monopoly is one of the best-selling commercial board games in the world. ...


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Norrmalmstorg robbery (697 words)
The Norrmalmstorg robbery occurred in Sweden in 1973, and was famous for two reasons:
On August 23, 1973, Jan Erik "Janne" Olsson, on leave from prison, walked into Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg, central Stockholm.
Police was called in immediately, two of them went inside, and Olsson opened fire, injuring one policeman.
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