Thursday, April 28, 2022

Tunnel Vision

Tunnel vision
This is probably the most photographed foot tunnel in Stockholm. The Brunkeberg Tunnel. A 231 meter long tunnel between David Bagares gata and Tunnelgatan. Constructed back in the mid 1880s. The big opening ceremony back in the day were led by the then King Oscar II. It was a tricky construction job. They blasted their way from one side, but the wet clay on the other side caused a lot of problems. In the end, they opted for a technique invented by an English bloke. So they hired him and his freezing machine.

7 comments:

Andy said...

Interesting... the patterns remind me of an old TV Show "The Twilight Zone".

Rob Siemann said...

El tunel de la muerte, the infamous tunnel of death in Barcelona's Passeig de Gracia metro station, a dreaded 253 meters. Takes a good 5 minutes. Your brother must know it very well...

William Kendall said...

It looks more modern than its age.

RedPat said...

Cool shot!

s.c said...

The round tunnel shows its age by being round and yes those blossom invites for a glamorous photo.

Amy said...

Excellent photo, really makes me look twice

Stefan Jansson said...

I'm sure the tunnel has undergone a lot of renovations over the years, and I don't know how it looked say fifty years ago.