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area around Svampen (The d Hedvig Eleonora
Mushroom) rain shelter became Kyrka
a popular meeting place, as
more and more shops and Storgatan 2. Map 3 E4. Tel 08­545 675
restaurants opened. However, a 70.  Östermalm storg. @ 62.
new street layout after the intro­ Open 11am – 6pm daily. 5 12:15pm
Tue & Thu, 7pm Wed, 11am Sun.
duction of right­hand driving in 8 by appt. 7 =
Sweden in 1967 brought its
halcyon days to a close. Founded in 1669 to give the
But now Stureplan has Swedish Navy its own place for
staged a phoenix­like comeback religious services, the church
out of the ashes of a major fire was not officially opened until
at the Sturebadet swimming 1737. The first plans were drawn
pool in 1985. Plans to revamp up by Jean de la Vallée, but the
the area were made: the pool work was completed with
was modernized, and the Göran Josuae Adelcrantz as
Sturegallerian shopping mall architect. The dome was added
was built, revitalizing the whole in 1866 – 8. The main bell was
eastern part of the city. Once Painstakingly restored Jugendstil cast in Helsingør, Denmark, in
again Stureplan became one decor at Sturebadet 1639 and hung in Kronborg
of the capital’s most popular Castle before being seized as
meeting places. s Östermalms­ a war trophy by General Carl
hallen Gustaf Wrangel (see p58).
a Sturegallerian Humlegårdsgatan 1–3. Map 3 E4. The church has many valu able
artifacts. The altarpiece Jesus on
and Sturebadet  Östermalmstorg. @ 1, 2, 56, 62. the Cross was painted in 1738
Open 9:30am–7pm Mon–Fri, by Engelhard Schröder. The
Sturegallerian 36. Map 3 D4. 9:30am– 5pm Sat. 7 0
 Östermalmstorg. @ 1, 2, 55, 56, ∑ ostermalmshallen.se designer of the majestic
91. Shopping mall Open 10am –7pm pulpit in Neo­Classical style
Mon –Fri, 10am–5pm Sat, noon–5pm The temple of gastronomy, this was Jean Eric Rehn, who saw
Sun. Pool Tel 08­545 015 00. Open market hall on Öster malmstorg his work unveiled on Christ mas
6:30am–10pm Mon–Fri, 8:30am– is as far removed from a fast­ Day in 1784.
10:30pm Sat & Sun; other times by food outlet as you could The new organ was built in
appointment & members only. - 0 imagine. Nowhere else in the the mid­1970s, but Carl Fredrik
city is there such a range of Adelcrantz’s 1762 organ façade
The original Sturebadet swim­ high­quality delicacies under is still in its original state.
ming pool, opened in 1885, was one roof. But it was certainly an Included in the silverware is a
sited within the present­day example of fast building. Taking Baroque chalice from 1650 and
StureCompagniet com plex. only eight months to erect, the a christening bowl dated 1685.
Rebuilt on its present site in hall was opened by King Oscar II The 1678 font is now housed in
1902, it was ahead of its time – in 1888. It is regarded as a fine the baptismal chapel, which
even in the 1930s it was example of the city’s late was added at the time of the
offering exercise facilities. 19th­century architectural church’s restoration in 1944.
After a disastrous fire in 1985, heritage. Construction
a sum of 600 million kr was of a brick building
invested, partly to reconstruct around a cast­iron shell
the pool according to its was a novelty in
original design and partly to Sweden, and the
develop Sturegallerian, a world­ architects Gustaf
class shopping mall. The Clason and Kasper
architects managed to link the Sahlin won acclaim for
late 19th­century exterior with their design, inspired
interiors of modern design by the arcades of
using marble, granite, steel, Medi terranean
copper, cedar and mahogany. markets. In the early
Indoor streets and squares days there were
with some 50 retail outlets 153 stalls and, after
have been created, including undergoing extensive
restaurants, cafés and various restoration, there
services. Today’s swimming pool are now 13 larger
is now the most traditional part specialist shops,
of the complex. It has a spa selling local delicacies,
offering luxurious treatments and some popular Östermalmshallen, a culinary temple inspired by markets
and also has a gym on site. lunch spots. in Southern Europe

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