Gustaf Ferdinand Boberg (11 April 1860 – 7 May 1946) was a Swedish architect.

Biography

Boberg was born in

Falun Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabit ...

. He became one of the most productive and prominent architects of

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

around the turn of the 20th century. Among his most famous work is an electrical plant at

Björns Trädgård Björns trädgård is a park on Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The park is located by the major street Götgatan, opposite Medborgarplatsen. History The park is a green place for the citizens of Stockholm, and contain a playground for ch ...

, that was inspired by Middle Eastern architecture. The building was converted in the late nineties and is now the

Stockholm Mosque Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Mosque (, ), commonly known as the Stockholm Mosque (''Stockholms moské'') or the Stockholm Grand Mosque (''Stockholms stora moské''), is the largest mosque in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Kapellgränd 10, a ...

. He also designed

Nordiska Kompaniet Nordiska Kompaniet (colloquially NK, and literally ''The Nordic Company'') is the name of two luxury department stores located in Stockholm and Gothenburg, in Sweden. The store in Stockholm receives some twelve million visitors annually, with ...

, the most prominent department store in Stockholm and

Rosenbad Rosenbad (, lit. "rosen bath") is a building in central Stockholm, precinct of Norrmalm. It is a building owned by the Swedish State and serves as the seat of the Government. The present government of Sweden is the right-leaning Kristersson C ...

which today houses the Swedish government chancellery. Boberg's only international exhibition building that remains in existence today - the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair

Swedish Pavilion Swedish Pavilion is a historic 1904 exposition building in Lindsborg, Kansas, United States. This building is contained on the grounds of the ''Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum'' at 120 Mill Street. History Designed by Swedish archi ...

- remains standing in

Lindsborg, Kansas Lindsborg is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 3,776. Lindsborg is known for its large Swedes, Swedish, other Nordic and Scandinavian Americans, Nordic and Sc ...

. After retiring as an architect in 1915, Boberg and his wife Anna traveled around Sweden with the aim of preserving the cultural heritage through a book of drawings. Over 3,000 sketches were made and around 1,000 drawings were published in the volume ''Svenska bilder'' ("Swedish Images"). Boberg died in

, aged 86.

Famous works

(In chronological order) * , Stockholm (1883–1884) * , Hallsberg (1887–1889) * , Gävle (1890–1891) * , Stockholm (1892) * , Saltsjöbaden (1893) * , (gas holder and main building), Hjorthagen, Stockholm (1893) * , Stocksund, Stockholm (1896) * , Djursholm (1896), built for the artist Robert Thegerström * (1896–97) * Central post office, Stockholm (1898–1903) * , Norra Bantorget, Stockholm (1899) * , Stockholm (1899) * * Central Post Office Building, Malmö (1900–1906) * , Stockholm (1902–1906) * Katarina power station, Stockholm (1903), now

, inaugurated in 2000 * , (turbine halls and offices), Hjorthagen, Stockholm (1903) * Swedish Pavilion at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, later moved to Lindsborg, Kansas * , Djurgården, Stockholm (1905) *

Thiel Gallery The Thiel Gallery () is an art museum in the Djurgården park area of Stockholm, Sweden. Represented are the members of the Artists Association (''Konstnärsförbundet'') from the early 1900s as well as one of the world's largest collections of ...

, Djurgården, Stockholm (1905), home of the banker Ernest Thiel, now art museum *

Waldemarsudde Prince Eugene's Waldemarsudde () is a museum located on Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was formerly the home of Prince Eugen (1865-1947), a Swedish prince, painter and art collector. The museum houses Prince Eugen's extensive art col ...

, Djurgården (1905–1913), built for Prince Eugen who was also an artist, now museum * , built for the Industrial Fair in Norrköping 1906, moved to Nyköping 1907 * , Stockholm (1906–1910) * , Stockholm (1906–1911) * , Trosa (1907) * , Djurgården (1910) *

Uppenbarelsekyrkan Uppenbarelsekyrkan (''Church of the Revelation'') is a church in Saltsjöbaden in Nacka Municipality, southeast of Stockholm, Sweden. The church was built in 1910–1913 to designs by Swedish architect Ferdinand Boberg. It was financed by Swed ...

(1913) * , Varaslätten (1914) * Margareta Pavilion at the 1914

Baltic Exhibition The Baltic Exhibition () was held in Malmö, Sweden from 15 May to 4 October 1914. (The official closing date, September 30, was later extended by four days, as permitted in the general rules.) A Swedish world's fair The event showcased the indust ...

in Malmö *

, NK department store, Stockholm (1915) * , his own home on Djurgården 1903 to 1925 Image:Varuhuset NK.jpg, Nordiska Kompaniet department store in Stockholm Image:Oakhill 1.jpg, Oakhill: Italian embassy in Stockholm Image:Malmö, Sweden, old postal house.jpg, Central Post Office building in Malmö File:Stockholm, Södermalm, Kv. Obelisken, Östgötagat. 54, Teckning av Ferdinand Boberg - Nordiska museet - NMA.0090977.jpg, A building in Stockholm, sketched by Ferdinand Boberg in 1917 as part of the project ''Svenska bilder''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boberg, Ferdinand 1860 births 1946 deaths Swedish architects Swedish designers Swedish printmakers People from Falun Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts