Stockholm Attractions
City Hall © Stockholm Visitors Board
City Hall
Stockholm's main landmark, the distinctive red brick City Hall
(Stadshuset) building, has stood on Kungsholmen (King's Island)
since 1923 and become world-renowned as the venue for the annual
Nobel Prize Banquet. The rather practical and austere
façade, dominated by three golden crowns atop a tower, hides
an extraordinary art nouveau interior. The plush council chamber
itself has a vaulted ceiling resembling an inverted Viking
longboat, echoing the Viking tradition of using overturned vessels
as shelter in winter. Most impressive, though, is the magnificent
Golden Hall, its walls covered with handmade mosaics. The view of
Stockholm from the tower is unsurpassed.
Address: Hantverkargatan 1;
Website: www2.stockholm.se/cityhall;
Telephone: (0)8 5082 9058;
Transport: Underground station T-Centralen/T-Rådhuset, or bus 48 and 62;
Opening time: Tours depart daily at 10am and 12pm with an additional one at 2pm in September and October. The tower is open daily in summer from 10am to 4.15pm;
Admission: 60kr (adults), 30kr (children 12-18). Tower: 20kr (adults). Children under 12 free of charge
