- Brända Tomten
Brända Tomten ( _sv. The Burnt Lot) is a small, triangular
public square inGamla stan , the old town in centralStockholm ,Sweden .A few benches under a chestnut tree, the
ivy hanging from the surrounding façades makes the space a lush, relaxed spot. During summers, a network of storytellers gather around the benches to tell their stories both to enthusiasts and passers-by.cite web
title = Berättarnas torg
publisher = Berättarnätet i Sverige
year = 2006
location = Stockholm
url = http://www.berattarnatet.se/popupsidor/berattarnastorg.html
accessdate = 2007-02-03]A building located on in the corner between the streets Kindstugatan and Själagårdsgatan destroyed by fire in 1728, was apparently not rebuilt for a few decades, which gave first the lot and then the open space their names. The turning radius of horse-drawn vehicles made open spaces necessary, and the
city architect Johan Eberhard Carlberg (1683-1773) in 1734 mentions having proposed a turning space on the location two years earlier, on a plan naming the space "Eckmarcks afbrände tomt" ("Ekmarck's burnt-out lot"). Though the space is not named on maps dated 1733 and 1770, the population register of 1760 names it "Brända tomten".cite book
title = Stockholms gatunamn
edition = 2nd ed. | year = 1992
publisher = Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning
location = Stockholm | id = ISBN 91-7031-042-4
pages = 53 | chapter = Innerstaden: Gamla stan]Behind the yellow façade directly facing the square, are several merged properties hiding medieval remainders and records of tenants and proprietors back to the 16th century. Over the portal of 3, Själagårdsgatan is a cartouche carrying the inscription IAC BSD, the initials of an unknown couple who occupied the building in 1643. While the façade is from the 19th century, the basement is from the medieval era and the decorated ceiling is from the 17th century.cite book | language = Swedish
title = Gamla stan med Slottet och Riddarholmen | pages = 59
author = Béatrice Glase, Gösta Glase | chapter = Inre Stadsholmen
edition = 3rd ed. | year = 1988 | id = ISBN 91 7160 823 0
publisher = Bokförlaget Trevi | location = Stockholm]The famous Swedish author
August Strindberg wrote achamber play named 'Brända tomten', possibly inspired by the site, which was shot as a TV play in 1974.cite web
title = Brända Tomten (1974) (TV)
publisher =IMDb
date =
location =
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197325/
accessdate = 2007-02-03] cite web
author =August Strindberg
title = Brända Tomten
publisher =Project Runeberg
date = 1912-1921
location =Linköping
url = http://runeberg.org/strindbg/kammarsp/0075.html
accessdate = 2007-02-03]References
See also
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List of streets and squares in Gamla stan External links
* [http://www.hitta.se/ViewDetailsPlace.aspx?SearchType=4&UCSB%3aWflWhite=1a1b&UCSB%3aWflPink=4a&UCSB%3aTextBoxWho=&UCSB%3aTextBoxWhere=Sj%e4lag%e5rdsgatan&StreetNumberId=100456079 hitta.se - Location map and virtual walk]
* [http://www.gamla-stan-stockholm.se/branda-tomten.php gamla-stan-stockholm.se - Brända tomten] Images from the location.
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