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Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature:
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Where was Gregorius killed?

A funny thing happened when I tried to locate the place Gregorius was killed. Despite plenty of detail, the place does not seem to exist. These are our clues:

"I saw that Pastor Gregorius had died. Quite suddenly, of a heart attack, at the water stand in Kungsträdgården..." (p. 74)

"I sat down anyway on one of the benches under the large trees by the church wall to drink a glass of Vichy while glancing through my Evening News." (p. 70)

"A warm, late-summer sun made the old yellow facade of the Royal Dramatic Theater seem golden through the lindens. The chief administrator of the theater was standing on the sidewalk talking to the director, in the distance they seemed like minatures whose movements could be discerned and deciphered only if one knew who they were." (p. 71)

So, from these passages we learn that he was in Kungsträdgården near a church in sight of the Royal Dramatic Theater. BUT...

It is not possible to see the Royal Dramatic Theater from Kungsträdgården, much less see it from near Jacob's Church, the church near Kungsträdgården.

This photo was taken from Berzelii Park which is near Kungsträdgården and across the street from the Royal Dramatic Theatre. Could this be the place?

According to the Stockholm City Museum the cafe below is where the murder took place. In 100 years a lot can change.

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