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72  ST OCKHOLM AREA B Y AREA

1 Nordiska is bordered by treelined wanted to provide two new
Kompaniet (NK) promenades, with a modern churches in Norra Malmen, as
fountain in the middle. At the the area was then called, and
Hamngatan 18–20. Map 2 D4. Strömgatan end there is a work to build the churches of
Tel 08-762 80 00.  T-centralen. square named after Karl XII with St Jacob and St Klara (see p74)
v 7. Open 10am–8pm Mon–
Fri, 10am–6pm Sat, 11am–5pm Sun. J P Molin’s statue of the warrior started in 1580. St Jacob’s was
king, unveiled in 1868, at its consecrated first, in 1643. It has
Designed by Ferdinand Boberg, centre. In Kungsträd gården been restored several times
the granite palace on itself there is a statue of Karl XIII since then, in some cases rather
Hamngatan houses the (1809–18) by Erik Göthe. During clumsily. However, several
department store Nordiska the summer, the park is the valuable items have been
Kompaniet (NK). Opened in venue for food festivals, preserved, including a
1915, NK was – and still is – concerts, dancing and street baptismal font from 1634 and
aimed at an exclusive clientele. theatre. In winter, the skating some church silver, as well as
It made its name as a rink attracts children porches by the stonemasons
showcase for and grown-ups Henrik Blom and Hans Hebel.
Swedish arts and alike. Also to be seen The organ’s façade was
crafts, writing design is Molin’s fountain, made created by the architect
history when the from gypsum in 1866 Carl Hårleman and the large
textiles department, and cast in bronze. painting on the west wall of the
Textilkammaren, opened It is the city’s oldest southern nave is by Fredrik
in 1937. The manager park, starting as the royal Westin, Sweden’s most
was the textile artist kitchen garden in the distinguished historical painter
Astrid Sampe who Molin’s 15th century. During of the early 19th century.
commissioned leading fountain Erik XIV’s reign in the 16th
contemporary artists and century, it was transformed into
designers to supply work. Olle a formal Renaissance garden.
Baertling, Arne Jacobsen, Alvar Queen Kristina built a stone
Aalto and Viola Gråsten all summer house here in the
contributed patterns. Sampe 17th century, which stands
also introduced new fabric at Västra Trädgårdsgatan 2,
printing techniques. by the cobblestoned
Today at NK you can find Lantmäteribacken.
almost everything from
perfume, clothing and sporting
equipment to glass, silver and 3 Jacobs Kyrka
porcelain, but above all, the Jakobs Torg 5. Map 3 B1. Tel 08-723
store is, as its founder Josef 30 38.  Kungsträdgården. @ 53,
Sachs once described it, a 65. Open 11am–5pm Mon–Wed &
commercial and cultural theatre. Sat–Sun, 11am–6pm Thu & Fri. Altar in Jacobs Kyrka, dating in part from
8 In Eng 6pm Sun. 7 the 17th century
2 Kungsträdgården In medieval times there 4 Kungliga Operan
was a small chapel where
Map 3 B1.  Kungsträdgården. Gustav Adolfs Torg. Map 3 B1.
@ 47, 69. Kungsträdgården now lies. Tel 08-791 44 00.  Kungsträd-
Dedicated to St Jacob, the gården. @ 53, 65. Ticket Office:
The “King’s Garden” is a popular patron saint of wayfarers, the Open noon–5pm Mon–Fri, noon–
meeting place for Stockholmers chapel and another modest- 3pm Sat (open Sun for performances).
where there is something for sized church were pulled down 8 In Eng 1pm Sat. - 0 = 7
everyone going on all year by King Gustav Vasa in the 16th ∑ operan.se
round. This open urban space century. His son, Johan III,
Opera has been staged in
Sweden since 18 January
1773, when a performance
took place at Bollhuset at
Slottsbacken. Kungliga Operan
(The Royal Opera House) on
Gustav Adolfs Torg was
inaugurated on 30 September
1782, but by the late 19th
century it had become a fire
hazard. The architect Axel
Anderberg was commissioned
View of Kungsträdgården, towards Hamngatan to design a new opera house
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp284–5 and pp294–5

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