Stadion — Local services in Stockholm

A giant rainbow on a sky blue background in Stadion could summon a wide range of ideas. My first thought was that it could represent the LGBT pride flag. Perhaps it was an attempt at projecting Stockholm is a gay friendly capital? After doing a bit of research, I found the colours didn't tally. The flag has six strips to the 10 found in this station and purple had not been included. Instead two shades of each colour are used in this wall design. By coincidence Östermalms IP stadium - a stones throw from this stop - hosts the yearly Pride festival.

If anything the designers Enno Hallek and Åke Pallarp aimed to extinguish the negative misconceptions about the stations. They were coined as being something along the lines of dark and woeful places in the seventies. By painting a blue sky and vivid rainbow, onlookers would be reminded that the roof of the world is not far away.

A local obstructed my lens with some impertinent body language. He then proceeded to spiel off some facts about the station, which I was only too grateful for. There are plaques on the walls resembling giant bottle tops with references to local football teams. The stadium close by...

Instead of Plato's Cave, this place gives the impression of Plato's Rave. Very colorful and almost like an injection of acid straight into the optical nerve—with all that entails. The moment you step off the train, you're greeted not by shadows on the wall, but by a full-blown sensory explosion: bold colors, jagged patterns, and lighting that makes you feel like you've wandered into an underground nightclub curated by a philosophically inclined DJ.

This subway station is quite a trip, a hallucinogenic detour beneath the city that momentarily lifts you out of the mundane. Sadly, though, most of the themes on the surface lean heavily into the world of sport rather than venturing into the more thought-provoking territories of art, history, or science. That...

Станция метро Stadion в Стокгольме — одна из самых известных и ярких станций городской подземки. Она расположена на красной линии (T13 и T14) между станциями Tekniska högskolan и Östermalmstorg. Станция была открыта в 1973 году.

Особенности: • Главная достопримечательность станции — огромная радуга, расписанная на сводчатых стенах туннеля. Она символизирует единство, свободу и радость, а также напоминает о стадионе, расположенном неподалёку, который использовался для Олимпийских игр 1912 года. • Станция Stadion считается примером того, как искусство интегрируют в инфраструктуру: её дизайн подчёркивает природные скальные стены, а яркие цвета радуги добавляют жизнерадостности. • Архитекторы станции — Ове Тидеманн и Пер Олоф Ульссон, а художниками были Åke Pallarp и Enno Hallek.

Это одна из самых фотогеничных станций стокгольмского метро, известного как “самая длинная художественная...