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Observatorielunden is a park in the Vasastaden district of
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, Sweden.


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It stretches over the steep hill ''Observatoriekullen'', one of the last remnants of Brunkebergsåsen, the
esker An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an ''asar'', ''osar'', or ''serpent kame'', is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North Amer ...
that once reached across much of the district of
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but was mostly levelled during the development of that district. Observatorielunden is bordered by the streets Odengatan to the north, Sveavägen to the east, Kungstensgatan to the south, Drottninggatan to the southwest, and Norrtullsgatan, Sandåsgatan and Gyldéngatan to the west. The Old Stockholm Observatory, which dates from 1753, sits on top of the hill.
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and the
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' main building lie at its edges. On the northeastern corner of the hill stands the bronze sculpture ''Kentauren'' from 1936 by Sigrid Fridman (1879-1963). At the Old Stockholm Observatory there's also a meteorological station which has measured temperature daily since 1756. This is the oldest continuous record of temperature in the world. The temperature is still measured daily there. A newer observatory was built in
Saltsjöbaden Saltsjöbaden is a locality in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 9,491 inhabitants in 2010. It is on the Baltic Sea coast, deep in the Stockholm Archipelago. History Saltsjöbaden () was developed as a resort by Knut Agathon W ...
outside Stockholm and completed in 1931. In 1991 the Observatory Museum was opened to the public.


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Parks in Stockholm {{Stockholm-geo-stub