Norrmalmstorg is a public square paved with gray stone, anchored by the sleek, yellow brick facade of the Norrmalmstorg Theatre. It serves as the namesake for a psychological phenomenon known as the Stockholm Syndrome. In nineteen…
Östermalm Food Hall and Boulevards
Stroll through Stockholm's most elegant neighborhoods to admire grand 19th-century boulevards, upscale design boutiques, and a historic food hall filled with Swedish delicacies.
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1. Norrmalmstorg
2. The Hallwyl Museum
The Hallwyl Museum occupies a palace on Hamngatan with a facade of dark, heavily ornamented sandstone that stands out against the lighter buildings nearby. Count Walther and Wilhelmina von Hallwyl moved here in eighteen ninety-eight,…
3. The Royal Dramatic Theatre
The Royal Dramatic Theatre sits at the end of Nybroviken with a facade of white marble and gold leaf that catches the light from the water. King Oscar the Second laid the cornerstone in nineteen hundred and two to house Sweden's national…
4. Svenskt Tenn Design furniture
The shop window on Strandvagen displays bright, oversized fabric prints and brass candlesticks that look like they belong in a jungle greenhouse. Estrid Ericson founded Svenskt Tenn in nineteen twenty-four, originally selling simple pewter…
5. Strandvägen
Strandvägen is a wide, tree-lined boulevard running along the water, defined by the heavy, ornate stone facades of its late nineteenth-century apartment buildings. Before the nineteen hundred and seven World's Fair, this waterfront was a…
6. Hedvig Eleonora Church
The Hedvig Eleonora Church stands out with an octagonal dome that rises above the surrounding rooftops of Stockholm. Named for Queen Hedvig Eleonora, the structure serves as a parish church for the Östermalm district. Construction began in…
7. Östermalms Food Hall
The red brick facade of Östermalms Saluhall features decorative terra cotta reliefs and an imposing rounded archway that faces the square. Opened in eighteen eighty-eight, the building provided a hygienic, regulated space for street…
8. Stureplan
Stureplan is defined by the massive glass and iron mushroom fountain at its center, a structure that functions as both a traffic island and the city’s most recognizable meeting point. It sits at the intersection of wealthy shopping…
9. Biblioteksgatan
Biblioteksgatan features a distinct stretch of dark, polished storefronts and narrow, refined walkways that sets it apart from the busier thoroughfares nearby. This street takes its name from the Royal Library that occupied a building here…