Bankkajen (Swedish: The Bank Quay) is a quay and a street passing along the western shore of the islet Helgeandsholmen in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden.
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The name was adopted in 1925, after other proposals such as Banknäset ("Bank Neck") and Bankstranden ("Bank Shore") had been investigated.[1] The quay was reinforced in 2002.[2]
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edit- ^ "Innerstaden: Gamla stan". Stockholms gatunamn (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning. 1992. p. 52. ISBN 91-7031-042-4.
- ^ "Rikets styrelse" (PDF). Stockholm: Swedish Government. 2003. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
59°19′38.2″N 18°04′0.9″E / 59.327278°N 18.066917°E