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The striking Stefanskapellet, designed by Carl Möller, in Vanadislunden
decorations include Carl Carove’s oases of Hedemora and a landfill site. A chapel,
magnificent stuccowork, which Sätertäppan, comes Stefanskapellet, at the southern
can be seen in the grand hall. Rödabergsgatan, an avenue of end of the park, was opened in
The palace church has been horse chestnut trees typical of 1904. It was designed by Carl
renovated, but the 17th-century the area. A Modernist sculpture Möller, who was the architect
lamps are original. De la Gardie’s in steel has sneaked in here – responsible for the Johannes
“Rarities Room” is now the Björn Selder’s 1 1/2 Spheres Kyrka. During a renovation in
sacristy but once housed his (1979). In the background is a 1925–6 the chapel acquired its
collection of valuables. playground with Bo Englund’s painted altar by Einar Forseth
sculpture Genesis (1984). depicting the Passion.
It took almost a half-century
0 Röda Bergen to complete Vanadislunden.
q Vanadislunden
Map 2 A2.  S:t Eriksplan. @ 3, 42, The Vanadisbadet, an outdoor
57, 69. Map 2 B1. @ 2, 40, 52. Vanadis badet swimming pool, was opened
Tel 08-30 23 00. Open mid-May–Sep: in 1938. Above the pool the
Turning off from Sveavägen into 10am–7pm daily. & 7 0 - sculpture Girl in the Evening Sun
Vanadisvägen, one soon ∑ vanadisbadet.nu by Anders Jönsson looks out
reaches Matteus Kyrka, which over Vasastaden. This is the
dates from 1902–3. This church Many places in Vasastan are highest part of Vanadislunden,
was designed by Erik Lallerstedt, named Vanadis, which derives and the streets around here
who 20 years later undertook from Norse mythology. It was have attractive black-and-
its renovation. The figure of not until the late 19th century white paving stones.
St Matthew at the entrance, that the area around the At one time there were
as well as the reredos figures, northern end of Sveavägen numerous suburban mansions
are the work of Ivar Johnsson. started to be developed. In in the area. One of them,
The mural paintings are by the 1880s a park was laid out Cederdals Malmgård, can still
the artist Olle Hjortzberg. on the nearby hillside with be seen towards the northern
The Röda Bergen (“Red cultivated areas created from end of the park.
Mountains”) district starts at
Vanadisplan with a sculpture
made from reinforced plastic –
Transformation, by Chris Gibson
(1984). The area is a typical
1920s garden city
where, as in Lärk staden
(see p113), the architects
abandoned the normal
rigid road layout and
allowed the street plan
to follow the terrain.
After the rose gardens
of Rödabergsbrinken,
flanked by the parkland Houses in Röda Bergen built in typical warm colours

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