
Sveavägen is a major street 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
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.
Sveavägen originates at
Sergels torg
Sergels torg ("Sergel's Square") is a major public square in Stockholm, Sweden, constructed in the 1960s and named after 18th-century sculptor Johan Tobias Sergel, whose workshop was once located north of the square.
Overview
Sergels torg h ...
in the city district of
Norrmalm
Norrmalm is a city district in Stockholm, Sweden.
History
Norrmalm is a part of the larger borough of Norrmalm (''Norrmalms stadsdelsområde'').
The southern part of the district, Lower Norrmalm (''Nedre Norrmalm''), also known as the City, ...
, and goes north through the
Vasastan district toward the border to
Solna Municipality
Solna ( or , ), also known as Solna Municipality, is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in central Stockholm County, Sweden, located just north of Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockh ...
and the
Haga Park. It is often known as the busiest road in Sweden.
Sveavägen follows a straight line from Sergels torg up to
Sveaplan and
Wenner-Gren Center where it takes a sharp left turn until the junction at Norrtull where it becomes
Norra Stationsgatan.
Between
Rådmansgatan Rådmansgatan may refer to:
* – a street in Malmö, Sweden
* Rådmansgatan, Stockholm
Rådmansgatan is a street in the districts of Östermalm and Vasastaden in the inner city of Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital a ...
and
Hötorget
Hötorget (''Haymarket'') is a city square in the center of Stockholm, Sweden that has been transitioning since the Early Medieval Period.
Description
To its east lies the Royal Concert Hall, to its south lies Filmstaden Sergel, one of the ...
stations, the
Green line of the
Stockholm metro runs underneath Sveavägen. Both stations have access from the street.
History
Prime Minister
Olof Palme
Sven Olof Joachim Palme (; ; 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986. Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until as ...
was
assassinated
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Assassinations are orde ...
on 28 February 1986 at the corner
Sveavägen and Tunnelgatan.
Notable buildings
Notable buildings located on Sveavägen include:
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Stockholm school of economics
The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE; , HHS) is a private business school located in city district Vasastaden in the central part of Stockholm, Sweden. SSE offers BSc, MSc and MBA programs, along with PhD- and Executive education progr ...
- a private business school located in the city district Vasastan at Sveavägen 65. The main building of the school was designed by
Ivar Tengbom
Ivar Justus Tengbom (April 7, 1878 – August 6, 1968) was a Sweden, Swedish architect and one of the best-known representatives of the Swedish neo-classical architecture of the 1910s and 1920s.
Tengbom was born in Vireda in Jönköping Coun ...
and built 1925–1926.
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Stockholm Concert Hall
The Stockholm Concert Hall () is the main hall for orchestral music in Stockholm, Sweden.
With a design by Ivar Tengbom chosen in competition, inaugurated in 1926, the Hall is home to the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. It is also wh ...
inaugurated in 1926 lies to the east of
Hötorget
Hötorget (''Haymarket'') is a city square in the center of Stockholm, Sweden that has been transitioning since the Early Medieval Period.
Description
To its east lies the Royal Concert Hall, to its south lies Filmstaden Sergel, one of the ...
in the city district Norrmalm and is the main hall for orchestral music in Stockholm.
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Hötorget buildings in the city district Norrmalm.
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Wennergren center named after the businessman
Axel Wenner-Gren
Axel Lennart Wenner-Gren (5 June 1881 – 24 November 1961) was a Swedish entrepreneur and one of the wealthiest men in the world during the 1930s.
Early life
He was born on 5 June 1881 in Uddevalla, a town on the west coast of Sweden. He ...
consists of three buildings named Helicon, Pylon and Tetragon.
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Stockholm Public Library
Stockholm Public Library (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Stockholms stadsbibliotek'' or ''Stadsbiblioteket'') is a library building in Stockholm, Sweden, designed by Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund, and one of the city's most notable structures. T ...
, one of the city's most notable structures
References
Streets in Stockholm
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