Observatorielunden — Attraction in Stockholm

I think this is a suitable place to relax. At the top of the hill is a playground, an observatory with cafe activity, and seating with views of the Vasastan rooftop landscape. The lower part of the garden lies along Sveavägen and is dominated by a pond with rows of arrows along its sides. From the ridge slopes, landscape streams flow into the dam. At the end there is also a large open lawn which is appreciated for picnics.

The lower part of the garden lies along Sveavägen and is dominated by a pond with rows of arrows along its sides. From the ridge slopes, landscape streams flow into the dam. At the end there is also a large open lawn which is appreciated for picnics.

Behind the School of Business, Economics and Law is Obsans parklek. The game park has been around since the 1940's and is set in a building from the 18th century. Sigrid Fridman's The Centaur statue sits at the top of the most northeastern hill.

The Linunden Observatory is clearly divided into two parts with different ideal styles. Top and top are classic landscaped gardens with large, free-growing trees and winding paths and narrow paths along the slopes to the top of Brunkebergsåsen.

Below the ridge, between the City Library and the Business School, a functionalist style garden designed by architect Gunnar Asplund was built in the 1930s. This facility is dominated by a large pool and is characterized by simplicity and...

Observatorielunden is a park in the Vasastaden district of Stockholm, Sweden.

At the Old Stockholm Observatory there's also a meteorological station which has measured temperature daily since 1756. This is the oldest continuous record of temperature in the world. The temperature is still measured daily there. A newer observatory was built in Saltsjöbaden outside Stockholm and completed in 1931. In 1991 the Observatory Museum was opened to the public

It stretches over the steep hill Observatoriekullen, one of the last remnants of Brunkebergsåsen, the esker that once reached across much of the district of Norrmalm but was mostly levelled during the development of that district. Observatorielunden is bordered by the streets Odengatan to the north, Sveavägen to the east, Kungstensgatan to the south, Drottninggatan to the southwest, and Norrtullsgatan, Sandåsgatan and Gyldéngatan to the west. The Old Stockholm Observatory, which dates from 1753, sits on top of the hill. Stockholm Public Library and the Stockholm School of Economics' main building lie at its edges. On the northeastern corner of the hill stands the bronze sculpture Kentauren from 1936 by Sigrid Fridman...

Observatorielunden is one of my favorite parks in Stockholm. Set on a hill overlooking the monumental Stadsbiblioteket, the city library, there’s a great view of the city from this vantage point. Stockholm’s first astronomical observatory was erected here in the mid 18th Century and the daily weather observations recorded belong to one of the world’s oldest unbroken measurement series.

I find this a great place to enjoy a summer picnic in the middle of the city. Sitting on one of the benches or on the grass with a bottle of wine and some take-away can easily make up a great lunch on a clear day. There’s also a nice little café by the old observatory building that will serve some tasty Swedish waffles and is open from mid-March. During winter, a walk up the hill will still grant you one of the best bird’s eye views of neighborhood Vasastan.

Observatorielunden | Relaxing | Free Drottninggatan...