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Vasastan

Building started in Vasastan, the most northerly part of
Norrmalm, in the 18th century. Today it is both a residential
area, with houses built around 1900 for manu al workers and
craftsmen, and a lively part of the city with a wide choice of bars
and restaurants. The area also includes some of Stockholm’s
most agreeable green open spaces, including Vasaparken and
Vanadis-lunden. Stadsbiblioteket, the city library, is one of
Stockholm’s most distinctive buildings, and there are several
architecturally outstanding churches.
Sights at a Glance
Key
1 Schefflelerska Palatset The old observatory (1748–53) at the top
2 Observatoriemuseet Central Stockholm
3 Handelshögskolan Motorway of the Observatory hill
4 Stadsbiblioteket Major road 2 Observatorie-
5 Gustav Vasa Kyrka
6 Judiska museet Minor road museet
7 Vasaparken
8 Rörstrandsgatan Drottninggatan 120. Map 2 B2.
9 Karlbergs Slott  Odenplan/Rådmansgatan. @ 2, 4,
NORRA STATIONSGATAN Odenplan 6pm Sat & Sun); 1 Oct–6 Apr: 11am–
0 Röda Bergen E4 E20 40, 42, 65, 72. Open Café Himlavalvet:
q Vanadislunden SVEAVÄGEN 7 Apr–30 Sep: 11am–5pm daily (to
S:T ERIKSGATAN
5pm Sat & Sun. Closed to the public.
KARLBERGSVÄGEN
ODENGATAN & 7 = ∑ observatoriet.kva.se
A number of institutions
TORSGATAN
connected with science and
R Ö R S T RANDSGATAN
education can be found on and
S:t Eriksplan DALAGATAN
0 metres 1000 around the hill of Brunkeberg.
Karlberg
0 yards 1000 The oldest is the former
observatory designed by Carl
Hårleman for the Royal Swedish
1 Schefflelerska an architect. On show in Academy of Sciences and
Palatset the palace is Stockholm opened in 1753. In 1931 its
University’s collection of 370 astronomical research was
Drottninggatan 116. Map 2 B3. paintings from the 16th to the moved to Saltsjöbaden in
 Rådmansgatan. @ 52. 19th century, and the Hellner the Stockholm archipelago.
col lection of 700 pieces made The building has since become
Until about 1900 the most at the Orrefors glassworks. Observatoriemuseet (the
northerly section of Pehr Hilleström’s painting With Observatory Museum).
Drottninggatan formed the Fortune Teller is included The grove, which surrounds
the main road into the in the collection, but the the old observatory, began to
city from the north. Here is emphasis is on foreign works take shape in the 18th century.
Schefflelerska Palatset (the such as The Assault, attributed It is an idyllic enclosed area,
“haunted palace”), built in to Pieter Bruegel the Elder which was first opened to the
the grand style popular (1567), and Danae Banquet public in the 20th century.
during Sweden’s time and Cleopatra’s Banquet On top of Brunkeberg is Sigrid
as a great power, by Tiepolo. The property Fridman’s statue The Centaur.
thus dating it to was acquired in 1925 A park stretches down to
around 1700. by the College Sveavägen, where a large pond
It has been of Higher is fed by water from a stream
suggested that Education, running down the hillside.
it was designed later Stockholm The statue Dancing Youth is by
by Tessin the Elder, University, which Ivar Johnsson. At the southern
but it is more likely handed it over entrance of the park is Nils
that it was by his to the State in Möllerberg’s sculpture Youth.
step son, Abraham 1960. Legend has Although the observatory
Winantz, who was it that the is currently closed to the
ennobled in 1693 house has public, the on-site restaurant,
for his services as Orrefors bowl by Simon Gate, 1925 a ghost. Café Himlavalvet, is still open.
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