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was opened in 1967. It was
erected as a centre for the
country’s television and radio
broad casting and also
contains technical equipment
to conduct conferences by
satellite between European
cities. Five dishes to the left of
the tower – the largest of
which has a diameter of 13 m
(43 ft) – relay signals to and
from satellites. The main hall
containing the transmitters
and receivers has been
blasted out of the rock below
the dishes.
The observation points on
levels 30 and 31 provide a
spectacular view of the city, Millesgården, home of the sculptor Carl Milles in the early 20th century
and the restaurant on the 28th
floor has panoramic windows. 1937, have their own gardens i Millesgården
It is reached by two lifts, and blend in such a way that Herserudsvägen 32, Lidingö.
travelling at 18 km/h (11 mph). they give the impression of  Ropsten, then bus 201, 202, 204,
There is a tourist information being part of the park itself. 206, 208, 212 to Torsvik. Tel 08-446 75
office at the entrance, selling The earliest houses, nearest 90. Open May–Sep: 11am–5pm daily;
souvenirs and maps. Decorative to Valhallavägen, still show signs Oct–Apr: 11am–5pm Tue–Sun. &
features include a wall relief of 1920s Classicism, although 8 by appointment. - 0 7
by Walter Bengtsson, which Gärdet’s real hallmark is Function- ∑ millesgarden.se
was inspired by the tower’s alism. The lower white houses
daunting technology. along Askrikegatan, marking the Carl Milles (1875–1955) was
northern boundary of the park, one of the 20th century’s
are Functionalist in style and greatest Swedish sculptors and
u Tessinparken noticeably different from other the best known internationally.
& Nedre Gärdet buildings in Gärdet. Some 60 From 1931 he lived for 20
years in the USA, where he
different architects were involved
Map 2 F2.  Karlaplan, Gärdet. in designing the Gärdet develop- became a prolific monumental
@ 1, 54, 91. ment, including Sture Frölén. sculptor with works such
A granite statue of a woman as the Meeting of the Waters
Three generations of the Tessin with a suitcase, Housewife’s fountain in St Louis and
family of architects have given Holiday, stands in the part the Resurrection fountain in
their name to this park which of Tessin Park adjoining the National Memorial Park
opened at Lower Gärdet in 1931. Valhallavägen. It was made outside Washington DC.
Tessinparken runs from north by Olof Thorwald Ohlsson in In Stockholm visitors can
to south and is attractively the 1970s. At the other end see 15 of his public works,
designed with lawns, play areas, of the park is a colourful including the Orpheus
paths and ponds. The adjoining concrete statue, The Egg, by fountain in front of
houses, built between 1932 and Egon Möller-Nielsen. Konserthuset (see p75).
In 1906 Milles purchased
land on the island of Lidingö
on which he built a house,
completed in 1908. He lived
here with his wife until 1931,
and also after his return
from the USA. In 1936 he
and his wife donated the
property to the people of
Sweden. Millesgården extends
over a series of terraces filled
with sculptures and includes
Milles’ studios with originals
and replicas of his work.
There is a magnificent garden –
a work of art in itself – and a
Tessinparken, surrounded by Functionalist-style housing dating from the late 1930s fine view over the water.

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