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3 Karlavägen secondary school
building was designed
Map 3 E3.  Karlaplan, Stadion.
@ 1, 42, 44. by Ragnar Östberg
with sculptures by Carl
Until 1885 Karlavägen was Eldh; at Grev gatan is
known as Esplanaden, a 42-m Incoming Sea by
(138-ft) wide avenue planted Håkan Bonds; at
with lime trees and flower beds. Karlaplan a marble
Towards the end of the 19th sculpture by Gert
century several impressive Marcus; at Tysta Gatan
houses were built there, many Jeanette by Curt
in Neo-Renais sance style. The Thorsjö; and at Swedish Television’s main building, next to Swedish
street has retained its character Banérgatan is Urn by Radio’s headquarters
as a grand boulevard despite a Hedy Jolly-Dahlström.
lot of building and the arrival of Finally, at No. 100, is the long 4 Radio-och
shops and offices. Garrison administration build ing TV-husen
A major development was with a sculpture group at the
undertaken in the 1960s, when entrance, a work in glazed Oxenstiernsgatan 20 & 34. Map 6 A1,
the central section of the road stoneware by Gustav Kraitz. A2, B1.  Karlaplan. @ 4, 56, 76. SR
was gradually converted into The fountain and round pond Tel 08-784 50 00. 8 by appt. 7
an open-air sculpture gallery. at Karlaplan were added in 1929. ∑ sr.se SVT Tel 08-784 00 00.
At the crossroads with Engel- The Aviator is by Carl Milles and 8 by appt. 7 ∑ svt.se
brektsgatan is The City by Lars was unveiled two years later.
Erik Husberg; at Villa gatan a The headquarters of Swedish
female figure by the French Radio (SR) and Swedish
sculptor Paul Cornet; at Television (SVT) take up a
Floragatan Gunnar Nils son’s 12 ha (30 acres) site alongside
Mimi, which can also be seen Ladugårdsgärde. The area’s long
at other places in the city; at history as a mili tary training
Sturegatan Living Iron by Willy depot is reflected by several old
Gordon, a gift from the LKAB buildings once used for stores.
mining company, whose head Now it is the site not just of the
office at No. 45 acquired a modern radio and TV buildings
façade relief by Eric Grate in (de signed by the architects Erik
1970. Also situated at the Ahnborg and Sune Lindström),
crossroads with Sturegatan is but also of three old buildings
Scatola by the Italian sculptor with military connections: the
Arnoldo Pomodoro. gunpowder cellar from 1717,
At Nybroplan is Man – Horse – the old stone coach-house
Carriage by Asmund Arle; at from 1750, and the Karl Johan
Sibyllegatan Woman with Hand storehouses from 1820. Both
Mirror by Ebba Ahlmark-Hughes; architects also designed
in front of Östra Real a bust of the Berwaldhallen (see p108), a
author August Blanche (1811–68) Fountain on Karlaplan, on the tree-lined concert hall, which is linked
by Aron Sandberg – the Karlavägen to SR and SVT by a tunnel.
Swedish Radio started its
transmissions from Malm-
Boats along Strandvågen
skillnadsgatan on 1 January
Until the 1940s sailing vessels used to carry firewood from Roslagen 1925. It moved to No. 8
on the Baltic coast to the quayside at Strandvägen. This trade had Kungsgatan in 1928 and into
lost its importance by the 1950s, and boating enthusiasts started its new premises in 1961.
buying up these old vessels. SVT started transmissions from
Some were renovated and sailed the Svea Artillery Regiment’s old
to the Caribbean, others became premises on 24 October 1954. In
illegal drinking or gambling clubs 1969 it moved into the new TV
on Strandvägen. New harbour building in the former barracks
regulations led to the formation area, where an office block was
of two associations to administer added 4 years later. Additions in
the boats. About 40 have 1983–7 included a building for
survived and are owned by
people who want to preserve a news broadcasts. SVT now
piece of cultural heritage. By covers an area of 51,600 sq m
Old wood-carrying boats along the every boat there is a sign (555,220 sq ft) with eight
Strandvägen quay describing its history. studios, three of which are
used for news programmes.

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