Stockholm City Hall dominates the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island with a massive, one-hundred-six-meter tower topped by three golden crowns. Designed by architect Ragnar Östberg and completed in nineteen twenty-three, this structure is…
Kungsholmen Waterfront Walk
Walk the scenic shores of Kungsholmen from the iconic Stockholm City Hall to the lively sands of Smedsuddsbadet. You'll trace peaceful lakeside paths, historic parks, and stunning functionalist architecture along the waters of Lake Mälaren.
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1. Stockholm City Hall
2. Kungsholmstorg
Kungsholmstorg is a public square on the island of Kungsholmen that remains one of the few designated squares on the island. While much of the surrounding island transformed over the centuries from a monastic community into a bustling…
3. Holger Bloms plats
Holger Bloms plats sits along the Norr Mälarstrand waterfront, characterized by its seasonal installations of striped furniture and planters. These vibrant elements serve as a nod to the former Rotunda, a modernist pavilion once designed…
4. Norr Mälarstrand
Norr Mälarstrand is a one-point-four kilometer boulevard stretching west from Stockholm City Hall along the northern shore of Riddarfjärden bay. You can identify the area by the row of tall, functionalist residential buildings that line…
5. Mälarpaviljongen
Mälarpaviljongen sits along the waterfront of Norr Mälarstrand as a cluster of floating barges and garden terraces that operate only during the Swedish summer. The venue is recognizable by the rainbow flags that fly above its wooden decks…
6. Rålambshovsparken
Rålambshovsparken is defined by the massive concrete piers of the Västerbron bridge, which anchors the park’s northern edge where it stretches across the island of Kungsholmen. Often called Rålis by locals, this expansive green space…
7. Smedsuddsbadet
Smedsuddsbadet is a public beach nestled along the shores of Riddarfjärden on the island of Kungsholmen. You can identify the site by its small sandy shoreline, which sits directly beneath the massive arches of the Västerbron bridge and…