This church on the island of Riddarholmen is best known as a place for royal burials. Its interior is full of ornate sarcophagi and worn gravestones, and in front of the altar are the tombs of the medieval kings.

Inside, the church is surrounded by splendid burial vaults dating back to the sixteenth century. The coffins rest on a lower level with space for a memorial above. The most recent was built in 1858 for the Bernadotte dynasty.

The vaults contain the remains of all the Swedish monarchs from Gustav II Adolf in the seventeenth century to the present day with two exceptions.