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Three. 3. The telephone companies headquarters at Johanneshov. Designed by Strategisk Arkitektur. Snapped on Saturday afternoon when I was on my way to the cemetery to take the All Saints Day photo. Funny story, this building is just across the road from the Tele2 Arena that very soon will change it's name to 3.

The old hat factory

Out walking at Kungsholmen. This is an interesting facade and building. Pagen 14. Dates back to the late 1890s. Designed as a factory by the architect Gustaf Wickman. Today there are 39 really expensive apartments in this building. Made by Oscar Properties.

On the corner

On the corner of Hagagatan/Surbrunnsgatan, (same street as the woman with the mural), in Vasastan. An apartment building from the 1930s. Desiged by Björn Hedwall. A "funkishus" in Swedish. Originally a five-story building. The top floor dates back to the 1950s.

Hotel at Arenastaden

The 25-storey hotel next to the National football stadium, known today as the Strawberry Arena, at Arenastaden in Solna. It has 650 hotel rooms. I am yet to count all the windows, but they are all circular, like a football, of course. Thanks to the architect Gert Wingårdh. I have a lot of photos to show you from this part of Solna.

Bikupan/The beehive

A new parking garage close to Arenastaden in Solna. And not only for cars, as you can park a few hundred bicycles there as well, although I am yet to test that. Oh, and in glows in the dark. Designed by the architects ar Archus.

Dallas Tower

This used to be an office building at the Råsunda football stadium in Solna. Now it is an apartment complex. Built in the early 1980s. Redesigned by Claes Dalén and Tengbom a couple of years ago. The original architect firm was FFNS Arkitekter AB. The football stadium is long gone, btw.

Terraced houses

The ten terraced houses at Solna kyrkby. Designed by the architect Dag Ribbing back in the 1940s. This is just North of Stockholm. There are two cemeteries here, which was the real reason for my visit.

KB

Detail from a classic Stockholm building at Smålandsgatan. Built in 1899, designed by Ludvig Peterson. He was inspired by Venetian architecture. The property was owned by a society of famous artists at the time. KB was short for Konstnärernas buffet. The artist's buffet. Also known as Konstnärsbaren. At first, they served only sandwiches, but when the artists got bored with that, they decided to open a real restaurant. Ten well known painters helped out with the interior design. One of them Isaac Grünewald. Owners have come and gone. Today, part of a group that operates five well-known eateries around Stockholm.

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

No students at KTH at the moment, so this is a good time to visit if you want to photograph the architecture. I complicated things here, as one does. So this is a panorama made from ten photos, showing the entrance to Borggården. And I had to be a little creative as a rather large woman and an equally large man were sitting on the bench to the right of the portal, smoking away, so I removed them, as one does.

Ministry of Culture

You will find the Ministry of Culture in this listed building at Brunkebergstorg. So Parisa Liljestrand, the Minister for Culture, might be hiding in here. She is responsible for the new Swedish Cultural Canon, and that have been in the news for all the wrong reasons as the cultural elite dislikes her very much, but you can't please everyone I guess. The building was designed by the architect Erik Josepson back in the 1890s, for an insurance company, back then it also had apartments, but they are long gone. The style is Palladian architecture. This is a panorama from twelve photos, photographed with the Canon 77D, using the 60mm lens. I will try to get a photo of the whole facade next time.

Sagerska palatset

Sagerska palatset, or Sagerska huset, depending on who you ask. The official residence of the Swedish Prime Minister at Strömgatan. Built for a diplomat called Sager. The family owed the property for around a century, before the Swedish state bought it.

Filmhuset

Filmhuset at Gärdet in Stockholm. A movie theatre. Brutalism. Designed by Peter Celsing. Still kind of new when I visited for the first time with my classmates, maybe 1977. Can't remember the movie we watched, though. If you visit now you can check out Spartacus. Today you will also find The Swedish Film Institute here, as well as private companies, photographers and more.

Hagaesplanaden

A few recent photos from Hagastaden in Stockholm on the border to Solna. Everytime I visit I see a new building under construction. These all have cedar facades and looks very cool to me. I think the address would be Norra Hagaesplanaden. There are two streets here. One is for bicycles and the other one is for very slow vehicles, six to eight km/h. There will be a big area for the kids to play in and a lot of trees, benches and outdoor cafés. The new metro station will open later this year.

Zero-Energy Building

Not all buildings in The White City, or Vita staden at Hammarbyhöjden are white. As proven here. This is one of two new zero-energy apartment buildings on top of a hill at Finn Malmgrens väg. Designed by Wingårdhs in a style that is both modern and reminds us a bit of the old buildings from the 1940s that you can find in this area. The wood facade,ThermoWood is from Moelven. You have a pretty good view from the 64 apartments. And you are only minutes away from the city and from nature. Press Here to see how close. I photographed this as a panorama using the Canon 77D, using the 60mm lens.

The White City

Hammarbyhöjden, nicknamed Vita staden, the White City, dates back to 1930. There are a lot of interesting architecture from that period here. These row houses are more modern, though, from 2016. Designed by Arlert Arkitektkontor, which is if I am not mistaken just one man. Bertil Arlert. Hammarbyhöjden is located close to Hammarby sjöstad that I have shown you a few times. This very inviting metro suburb that sits high up on a hill is just a few stations from the central parts of Stockholm.

Rummel

Rummel. New restaurant at Hagastaden. Designed by Henning Larsen Architects. Interior design by Millimeter Arkitekter.

Adjusting her hair

This is a fun facade. I will most likely shoot it again. Even if the blonde babe isn't there. From Hagastaden, on the border between Stockholm and Solna. Massive building site, this. I was there to see a new square that opened for pedestrians the same day.

Stockholm Exergi

Stockholm Exergi. The new biofuel power plant at Värtan. By Urban Design.

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They don't build houses like this any more. Vasagatan 40 in Stockholm, close to the central station.

Gamla Sjökrigsskolan

Impressive looking building at Skeppsholmen where the navy first arrived in 1640, and stayed there until the 1960s. This building dates back to 1878 as it says on the facade. The architect was Axel Fredrik Nyström. This was the Royal Swedish Naval Academy for many years. On the facade you can also read the names of a few old heroes. This is a panorama from nine photos. I would have liked to have more of the building in the photo, but there were a few parked cars and more in the way. I also had to remove a couple of traffic signs.