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o Globen
3 km (2 miles) S of Stockholm.
 Globen. Tel 08-50 83 53 00.
Open during events. 8 by appt.
7 - = ∑ globen.se
The Globen, or Ericsson Globe,
is Sweden’s national indoor
arena. Built to represent the Sun
in the Swedish Solar System, the
unusual structure took two and a
half years to build and opened in
1989. It is the world’s largest
hemispherical building and seats
up to 16,000 spectators. Chapel of the Holy Cross by Gunnar Asplund at Skogskyrkogården
The Globen is primarily used
for ice hockey, and is home p Skogskyrko­ steep shingled roof, was opened
to the Swedish national team. gården at the same time as the cemetery
The arena has also been used in 1920. This was followed 5 years
for major cultural events. In 1989, 6 km (4 miles) S of Stockholm. later by Uppståndelsekapellet
Pope John Paul II held Mass at Tel 08-508 317 30.  Skogskyrko- (Resurrection Chapel), designed
the Globen – the first ever Mass går den. @ 183 (weekends only). by Lewerentz.
8 Jul–Sep: 10:30am Sun (in English).
to be conducted by a pope in 7 - ∑ skogskyrkogarden.se In 1940 Asplund’s last great
Sweden. The Dalai Lama and work, Skogskrematoriet
Nelson Mandela are among the Nature and the splendid (Woodland Crematorium), was
many influential figures who buildings have combined to opened, along with its three
have given speeches here. provide a harmonious setting, chapels representing Faith,
The arena is also a popular venue which has placed Skogskyrko- Hope and the Holy Cross.
for concerts, and has hosted gården Cemetery on the They are sited along Korsets
international artists such as UNESCO World Heritage list. It Väg. John Lundqvist’s The
U2, the Rolling Stones is sited amid pine woods, Resurrection stands in the
and Beyoncé. which provide a justly pillared hall of Heliga Korsets
Visitors can take in sombre frame work Kapell – the largest of the three.
sweeping views of for the chapels Adjoining the chapel is
Stockholm from and crematorium. Asplund’s black granite cross.
SkyView, an inclined The winners of a A memorial park was added
lift on the exterior of competition to de - in 1961 to the north-west of the
the building. Two Epitaph to Gunnar Asplund sign the cemetery in chapel. The Hill of Meditation
specially designed 1914 were Gunnar lies to the west. The chapel has
glass gondolas, each carrying Asplund (see p119) and Sigurd been decorated by artists
16 passengers, take visitors Lewerentz, whose proposals including Carl Milles, Sven
to the apex of the globe, which were considered the most likely Erixson and Gunnar Torhamn.
is 130 m (425 ft) above sea level. to safeguard the area’s special Skogskyrkogården is the last
There are often long queues for character. Asplund’s first resting place of both the
SkyView, especially at weekends significant work, Skogs kapellet unknown and the celebrated,
and during school holidays, so (Woodland Chapel), with its among whom is Greta Garbo.
it is advisable to book your slot
well in advance.
Greta Garbo
The legendary Greta Garbo, one of the 20th century’s out standing
film stars, was born in 1905 in a humble part of Södermalm. At the
age of 17 she joined the theatre academy of
Dramaten and made her film debut in Peter
the Tramp. Her breakthrough came in 1924
in Mauritz Stiller’s film of Selma Lagerlöf’s
book The Atonement of Gösta Berling. The
following year she moved to Hollywood,
where she soon became the reigning star.
Garbo appeared in 24 films, including Anna
Karenina (1935) and Camille (1936). She
never married and lived a solitary life until
her death in 1990. Her ashes were interred Garbo in As You Desire
The enormous Globen arena, which at the Skogskyrkogården Cemetery in 1999. Me (1932)
dominates the surrounding area

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