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Karlbergs Slott, a palace dating from the 1630s – now one of Sweden’s military academies
d Bellevueparken of Strindberg in Tegnérparken church has been renovated
and The Runners at Stadion (see several times, but the
South of Brunnsviken Lake, Ekoparken.
@ 690, 691. Carl Eldhs Ateljémuseum: p102). Also here are drawings, 17th-century lanterns are
Lögbodavägen 10, Bellevueparken. tools and other personal original. De la Gardie’s wood-
Tel 08-612 65 60. Open May & Sep: belongings of the artist. panelled “rarities room” is now
noon–4pm Thu–Sun; Jun–Aug: noon– the sacristy, but once it housed
4pm Tue–Sun; Apr & Oct: noon–4pm his collection of valuables.
Sun. & 8 1:30pm in English. f Karlbergs Slott
- = 7 ^
Karlsbergs Slottsväg.  St Eriksplan. g Judiska museet
@ 72 to Karlberg station, then
This park is part of Ekoparken 15-min walk. Park Closed to Hälsingegatan 2. Map 1 A2.
(see p103), Stockholm’s Royal the public. Tel 08-557 735 60.  Odenplan.
National City Park. Built by @ 67, 69, 72. Open noon–4pm
architect Fredrik Magnus Piper, Admiral Karl Karlsson Sun–Fri. & 8 in English by
Bellevue offers winding paths, Gyllenhielm started to build appointment. - = 7
groves, tree-lined avenues and Karlbergs Slott in the 1630s, ∑ judiska-museet.se
open green areas. It also boasts during the Thirty Years War. From
200-year-old lime trees and rare 1670 the palace was extended In 1774 Aaron Isaac became the
medicinal plants. The name and rebuilt by Magnus Gabriel first Jewish immigrant to settle
(French for “beautiful view”) came de la Gardie, an important in Stockholm and practise his
from Baron Carl Sparre who political and military figure at religion. Today, half of Sweden’s
purchased a villa on Bellevue the time, with Jean de la Vallée Jewish population of around
Hill in 1782. Today the villa is as his architect. When Karlberg 18,000 live in the Stockholm
used as a conference centre. became royal property in 1688, area. Judiska museet depicts
On Bellevue Hill is the it was one of Sweden’s most the history of the Swedish
Lögbodavägen viewpoint, which majestic palaces. It was where Jews from Isaac’s time to the
looks out over the Brunnsviken the “hero King” Karl XII (1682– present. It focuses on Judaism
inlet and is close to the monu- 1718) grew up, and it was here as a religion, its integration
ment The Young Strindberg in that he lay in state after his death into Swedish society and the
the Archipelago by Carl Eldh at the Battle of Fredrikshald. Holocaust. A comprehensive
(1873–1954). This sculptor’s In 1792 the architect collection of pictures and
studio, in an unusual wooden C C Gjörwell converted the
building dating from 1919, is property into the Royal War
now preserved as the Carl Eldhs Academy, which later
Ateljémuseum and is located became the Karlberg Military
nearby. Eldh was one of Sweden’s School, and since 1999 it has
most prolific sculptors, and his been the site for one of the
works can be seen at 30 public country’s military academies.
sites around Stockholm. The The interior decorations
plaster casts of these sculp tures include Carl Carove’s
are on show in his studio and magnificent stucco-work
include the Branting Monument which can be seen in the An eight-stemmed chanuki (candlestick) at
at Norra Bantorget, the statue grand hall. The palace Judiska museet
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp284–5 and pp294–5

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