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Diplomatstaden, view from Djurgården, August 2008.
Diplomatstaden (Swedish for "The diplomat city") is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Diplomatstaden encompasses the area facing the Djurgårdsbrunnsviken bay which is located south of the eastern-most part of Strandvägen. It is an exclusive residential area composed of a group of brick villas built mostly in the 1910s and 1920s.[1]
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History
The municipal council had scrapped its plans for a Nobel institute in the neighbouring Nobel Park (Nobelparken) in 1906.[2] Instead, city planning authority Per Olof Hallman designed a city plan for the area in 1911 and 1914. His plan strictly specified what materials should be used and detailed much of the exterior shapes of the buildings. Additionally, the irregularly shaped sites, over time increasingly criticized by involved architects, strongly dictated the design of the buildings. Most buildings facing the street passing north of the area are surrounded by walls, while open gardens surround those facing the southern waterfront.[1]
Hallman placed the villas in a semicircle around the English Church (Engelska kyrkan). Designed by James Souttar in 1863, the church was originally located at Wallingatan north of the Norra Bantorget square, but was moved brick by brick to its present location in 1913. The first villa to be built was banker Philip Geber's (5, Nobelgatan), designed by Ragnar Östberg in 1913. Two years later, the UK had their embassy built (7, Nobelgatan) to the design of British architect Sir Richard Allison.[1]
The villas in the area are:[1][3]
Property Address Year Architect Initial owner Current owner (2008) Villa Geber 5, Nobelgatan 1913 Ragnar Östberg Philip Geber Salvatore Grimaldi Tryggerska villan 3, Nobelgatan 1914 Ivar Tengbom Ernst Trygger Sveriges advokatsamfund Brittiska residenset 7, Nobelgatan 1915 Richard Allison UK UK Bünsowska villan 15, Nobelgatan 1919 Carl Westman Robert Bünsow Saudi Arabia Tillbergska villan 9, Nobelgatan 1919 Ivar Tengbom Knut Tillberg South Korea Villa Gumælius 1, Nobelgatan 1924 Erik Trana A. S:son Gumælius Hungary Villa Bonde 20, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 1925 Cyrillus Johansson Nils Gustaf Bonde Turkey Villa Wikström 22, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 1925 Cyrillus Johansson Carl Wikström South Korea Villa Josephson 11, Nobelgatan 1926 Erik Josephson John Josephson Belgium Villa Bonnier 13, Nobelgatan 1927 Ragnar Östberg Åke Bonnier Sweden Villa Hjorth 26, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 1930 Curt Björklund Berndt August Hjorth Turkey Villa Åkerlund 2, Nobelgatan 1932 Knut Peterson Erik Åkerlund USA Notes
References
- Johansson, Bengt O H (1999) (in Swedish). Guide till Stockholms arkitektur (2nd ed. ed.). Stockholm: Arkitektur Förlag AB. ISBN 91 86050-41-9.
- Stugart, Martin (2007-04-27). "Diplomatstaden vore kul att få veta mera om." (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1467&a=638804&viewAll=true. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- "Sveriges dyraste villa får ny ägare." (in Swedish). E24. 2010-08-30. http://www.e24.se/lifestyle/boende/bunsowska-villan-blir-saudisk-ambassad_2265513.e24. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
External links
- "Historical photographs of Diplomatstaden" (in Swedish). Stockholmkällan. http://www.stockholmskallan.se/index.php?sokning=1&action=visaLista&fritext=Diplomatstaden&backstart=0&urval=foto&start=0. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
Coordinates: 59°19′59″N 18°06′10″E / 59.33306°N 18.10278°E
Categories:- Geography of Stockholm
- Diplomatic districts
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