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Tessinparken, surrounded by Functionalist-style housing dating from the late 1930s
r Tessinparken A granite statue of a woman with building provided a backdrop
& Nedre Gärdet a suitcase, Housewife’s Holiday, to the newly extended street.
stands in the part of Tessin Park The regiment moved out
Map 3 F2.  Karlaplan, Gärdet. adjoining Valhallavägen. It was in 1949 to make way first for
@ 1, 4, 72.
made by Olof Thorwald Ohlsson Swedish Radio and later for the
in the 1970s. At the other end Military Academy, in whose
Three generations of the Tessin of the park is a colourful present gym Swedish TV was
family of architects (see p38) concrete statue, The Egg, born. A plaque reads: “From
have given their name to this by Egon Möller-Nielsen. this building the first regular
park opened at Lower Gärdet in television programme was
1931. Tessinparken runs from t Försvars­ transmitted on 24 October 1954.”
north to south and is attractively högskolan
designed with lawns, play areas,
paths and ponds. The adjoining Valhallavägen 117. Map 3 E2. @ 4, 62, y Stadion
houses, built between 1932 and 72.  Stadion. Closed to the public. Lidingövägen 1–3. Map 3 E2.
1937, have their own gardens Tel 08-508 283 51.  Stadion.
and blend in such a way that Two decorative cannons, an @ 4, 55, 72, 73. Open 15 Apr–15 Oct.
they give the impression of aircraft propeller and an & during events. 7 0 -
being part of the park itself. 18th-century anchor guard the
The earliest houses, nearest entrance to Försvarshögskolan A new main arena was built for
to Valhalla vägen, still show (the Military Academy). The the 1912 Olympic Games in
signs of 1920s Neo-Classicism, building has been sympathe- Stockholm. The architect of
although Gärdet’s real hallmark tically renovated and appears to Stadion, Torben Grut (1871–1945),
is Functionalism (see p39). The be lower than it really is, because followed the National Romantic
lower white houses along the adjoining Valhalla vägen was influences of the day. His design
Askrikegatan are Functionalist built at a higher level. was based on his own interpre-
in style and noticeably different It was originally the base for tation of the commission to
from other buildings in Gärdet. the Svea Artillery Regiment build a stadium “using modern
They mark the northern and is one of many notable construction methods adapted
boundary of the park. Some military buildings designed from traditional medieval brick-
60 different architects were by the architect Ernst Jacobsson. building techniques”. It is no
involved in designing the After Nybrogatan was blasted coincidence that the arena, which
Gärdet development, including out through the Tyskbagar- is the world’s oldest Olympic
Sture Frölén. bergen hill, the regimental stadium still in use, is often
known as the “Stadium Fortress”.
In addition to the 1912
Olympics, the stadium has also
been the venue for ice hockey
and bandy (a type of hockey)
championships, the European
Athletics Championships in
1958, and the World Equestrian
Championships in 1990. The
stadium is renowned for
athletics events, and stages
an international athletics gala
every summer.
Stadion is listed as a heritage
building, and its twin towers
are a familiar landmark. The
The restored façade of Försvarshögskolan (Military Academy) on Valhallavägen complex is richly decorated.

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