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The redevelopment of Norrmalm (; ) was a major revision of the city plan for lower Norrmalm district in
The redevelopment of Norrmalm (; ) was a major revision of the city plan for lower Norrmalm district in 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 ...
, Sweden, which was principally decided by the Stockholm town council in 1945, and realised during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The renewal resulted in most of the old Klara quarters being replaced for the modern city of Stockholm, according to rigorist CBD ideas, while the Stockholm metro was facilitated through the city. As a result of the project, over 750 buildings were demolished to make way for new infrastructure and redevelopment.
The renewal of Norrmalm was the largest Swedish urban development
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project to date and engaged a large part of Sweden's architectural élite. The Norrmalm renewal has been criticised and admired throughout Sweden and internationally, and is regarded as one of the larger and most full-of-character of all city renewals in Europe in the aftermath of World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, even including the cities that were severely damaged during the war. Key politicians behind the massive urban renewal project included Yngve Larsson
Gustaf Richard ''Yngve'' Larsson (; December 13, 1881 – December 16, 1977) was a Swedish political scientist, Municipal commissioner (''Borgarråd''), and Member of Parliament. He was an important force in the urban development of Stockholm d ...
and Hjalmar Mehr.
See also
* Californication *Manhattanization
''Manhattanization'' is a neologism coined to describe the construction of many tall or densely situated buildings, which transforms the appearance and character of a city to what is similar to Manhattan, the most densely populated borough of New ...
* Brusselization
In urban planning, Brusselization ( US variant) or Brusselisation ( UK variant) (, ) is "the indiscriminate and careless introduction of modern high-rise buildings into gentrified neighbourhoods" and has become a byword for "haphazard urban de ...
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