Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Urvädersgränd

The Bellman House Urvädersgränd
A classic Stockholm building at Urvädersgränd on Södermalm where once Carl Michael Bellman, lived and worked. You really need to read that Wikipedia article btw. The building dates back to 1723. Today owned by Par Bricole, a Bacchanalian order society. Usually open for the public on Sundays and if you ever visit, expect to hear some of Bellmans music performed by someone dressed from that era. The alley Urvädersgränd is named after Simon Uhrwäder who lived here some 400 years ago. It is quite steep as you can see, and the cobblestones can be tricky to walk when it is Winter, cold and icy, but no such problems on this visit. The street on the other side of Götgatan is called Sankt Paulsgatan

5 comments:

s.c said...

The house looks great and that Bellman was certainly a character. (Read the link).

William Kendall said...

Beautiful architecture. I have noticed that problem with cobblestones here in winter.

Bill said...

That's an attractive house. Love the look of the cobblestone street.

RedPat said...

I can't imagine walking that hill in the snow! They need to put ropes to hang on to as you go up or down.

Linda said...

A sad life but Wiki was incomplete. The street is quite lovely.