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Albert Törnqvist
Henrik ''Alber''t Törnqvist (January 7, 1819 – August 25, 1898) was a Swedish architect. Törnqvist was born in Stockholm and studied at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Royal Institute of Technology and Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. He won the royal medal and received a traveling grant 1845–1851. During these years he visited France, Italy, Turkey, Anatolia, Egypt, and Nubia. In 1853, Törnqvist was selected to become a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. He became vice professor in 1860. Works Civil buildings * Konradsberg, Kondradsbergs hospital * Rebuilding Kastenhof to Hotel Rydberg * Rebuilding and extending Westmanska Palatset * Ateljébyggnaden by Kungsträdgården * Centralpostkontoret by Rödbodtorget (later rebuilt, demolished 1969-1970) * Djurgårdsteatern * Uppsala University Hospital, 1867 Churches Sources [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.4 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the county seat of Stockholm County. For several hundred years, Stockholm was the capital of Finland as well (), which then was a part of Sweden. The population of the municipality of Stockholm is expected to reach o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
