Norrmalm Places of Interest
Kungsborn Bridge
On the Kungsborn bridge, we cross the Klara (Klara Sjö) channel, which separates the island of Kungsholmen from the mainland of Stockholm, where the district of Norrmalm is located...read more
The Shopping Street Drottninggatan
The street was laid out from Riskborn bridge in the thirties in the 40s of the 15th century according to the city development plan and was originally named Stora Konungsgatan...read more
Norra Bantorget
After walking a couple of blocks along Kungsgatan, I turned into Vasagatan and found myself at Norra Bantorget square, where the Northern railway freight station was located, built in 1866...read more
Tegnerlunden Park
Completely devoid of vegetation, the stone gorges of Upplansgatan street and the surrounding neighborhoods brighten up a nice green island...read more
August Strindberg Monument
In the upper part of Tegnerlunden Park there is a monument to the famous Swedish playwright, poet and artist August Strinberg, the founder of Swedish realism, and the most important representative of Swedish literature of the late 19th and early 20th century...read more
Observatorielunden Park
The center is a high Observatoriekullen hill, or rather, what was left of him. Previously, the hill occupied a large part of the Norrmalm district, but was almost completely demolished in the process of development...read more
Adolf Fredrik Church
The parish church of the district of Norrmalm was founded in 1768 by king Adolf Frederik. On this site was the chapel of St. Olaf, built in 1674...read more
Tunnelgatan and Luntmakargatan
A block from Frederick's сhurch, Sveavägen intersects with Tunnelgatan street, which leads to the the Brunkeberg Tunnel...read more
Kungstornen buildings, Stockholm
The 16-story North tower (Norra Kungstornet), 60 meters high, was built from 1919 to 1924. The author of the project Sven Wallander visited New York in 1920, where he got acquainted with the architecture and technology of high-rise construction, as a result, the building received a typical look for lower Manhattan...read more
Hötorgshusen Skyscrapers
On Sveavegen street, between the Concert hall and Sergelstorg square, five 72-meter office high-rises are lined up. The complex is called Hötorgshusen...read more
Sergels torg
Sveavägen street took me to the busiest square in Stockholm, Sergels square, named after the famous 18th-century Swedish sculptor Johan Sergel, whose workshop was located in the area...read more
St. Clara Church
Next to Sergelstorg square, the elegant tower of the сhurch of St. Clara (Klara kyrka), the tallest building in the Swedish capital and one of its symbols, rises into the sky...read more
Vasagatan and Stockholms Centralstation
From the St. Clara church, I went to Vasagatan street, one of the main thoroughfares in Stockholm that connects Norrmalm with Gamla Stan...read more
Hötorget Square
Drottninggatan street took me to the Hötorget (Haymarket) square, where I started my walk. In the 16th and 18th century, farmers brought hay here for the Royal stables...read more
Stockholm Concert Hall
The massive grey building on the right side of the street is the Stockholm concert hall (Konserthuset), but this is the back of it, where the ticket offices are located...read more
Orpheus Fountain
The main decoration of Haymarket square (Hötorget) can be called a sculptural group in front of the steps of the Stockholm concert hall, known as the Orpheus Fountain
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Flea Market at Hötorget Square
On the Drottninggatan I went to the Haymarket Square (Hötorget) and found myself in the flea market that happens here every Sunday...read more