A famous building along Sveavägen in Stockholm that sees around one million visitors annually. The Stockholm Public Library. Designed by Gunnar Asplund, the same architect that designed the Woodland Cemetery that I have shown you quite a few photos from lately. Asplund also designed the park here, some of what you can see in the second photo. There is a big fountain in the park, but there was no water in it on this visit, so I will have to go back for that photo. I have read a couple of articles about the state of this old library recently, and one word stands out in those articles, and that word is Scandal! A lot of people want Stockholm to build a modern library, just like our neighbors have done in Helsinki, Copenhagen, and Oslo. And they want to see serious renovation plans for this classic building.
A surprising look for a library.
ReplyDeleteI hope they fix it up.
ReplyDeleteNot looking good on that front at the moment.
DeleteThat's a great looking library, unusual shape.
ReplyDeleteIt feels like a castle.
ReplyDeleteQuite a few of those in the city, William.
DeleteThere is room for new and old. Oslo is a city that gets the mix right.
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