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Nobelparken, the park adjoining
the embassies, is named after
the scientist Alfred Nobel
(1833–96). In the early 20th
century plans for a Nobel Palace
in the park were drawn up by
the architect Ferdinand Boberg,
but the project never came to
fruition. On the north side of
Strandvägen is the Törner Villa,
a heritage wooden house built
in 1880. The villa is named
after a firemaster at Nobel’s
gunpowder factory.
7 Sjöhistoriska
museet
Berwaldhallen – the concert hall is home to the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen 24. Map 6 C2.
5 Berwaldhallen 6 Diplomatstaden Tel 08-519 549 00. @ 69. Open
10am–5pm Tue–Sun. 8 & 7 -
Dag Hammarskiölds väg 3. Map 6 A2.  Karlaplan. @ 56, 69,76. = ∑ sjohistoriska.se
Map 6 A2. Tel 08-784 18 00.
 Karlaplan. @ 4, 42, 56, 69. The elegant villas that gave the The National Maritime
Open noon–6pm Mon–Fri. area of Diplomatstaden its Museum’s architectural
^ - 0 ∑ berwaldhallen.se name stretch along Nobelgatan design and location on
and the eastern part of Djurgårdsbrunnsviken are
On 30 November 1979 the Strandvägen (from No. 74). worthy of a country with a
Swedish Radio Symphony The first house for a foreign long coastline and numerous
Orchestra and the Radio Choir diplomat was built in the 1910s, archipelagos and lakes.
acquired their own concert when the British ambassador Sjöhistoriska museet focuses
hall, Berwaldhallen. Since moved into Nobelgatan 7. on shipping, shipbuilding and
then the hall has become a Nearby is Engelska Kyrkan (the naval defence, and there are
national showcase for Swedish English Church), which was built fascinating exhibits, both
music. It is named after Franz in the city centre in the 1860s permanent and temporary,
Berwald (1796–1868), one of but was moved to the on these themes.
Sweden’s greatest composers. diplomatic quarter in 1913. There are some 100,000
The architects Erik Ahnborg In the 1980s the church was exhibits, including more than
and Sune Lindström won an finally completed with the 1,500 model ships. The oldest
award for their “wonderful and addition of an octagonal parish ship was built in the 17th
sensitively designed concert hall. Villa Bonnier at No. 13 was century, and the oldest Swedish
hall”. Hans Viksten, Hertha designed by Ragnar Östberg ship is a reproduction of the
Hillfon and other artists and was a gift to the State by a so-called “Cathedral ship” from
undertook the decoration prominent publishing family. It the early 1600s. The collections
of the foyer. Nature has made is now used by the Government include every conceivable type
its own contribution in the for official functions. of ship – from small coasters
form of untouched areas of The embassies of Hungary, and Viking longboats to oil
rock, which were blasted out Turkey, South Korea, Norway, tankers, coal vessels, dinghies,
to accommodate two-thirds Germany, the UK and USA are full-riggers and submarines.
of the six-sided building. all located in or near the area. A series of models on a scale
The Swedish Radio
Sym phony Orchestra and
Radio Choir give approximately
100 concerts per year in the
hall, which has contributed to
establishing this venue as an
internationally renowned
concert stage, attracting
audiences of 150,000 a year.
In late August the hall hosts
the annual Baltic Sea Festival,
a classical music festival that
presents world-class musicians
from around the world. Majestic buildings in the diplomatic quarter at Djurgårdsbrunnsviken

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