Fountains and ponds of Stockholm are a common feature of parks and squares in
Stockholm, Sweden. Erection of fountains and ponds
began in a larger scale when many parks and public gardens were built around the turn of the century in the early 1900s.
History
The city's oldest functioning fountain is ''Molins fontän'' erected in
Kungsträdgården
Kungsträdgården ( Swedish for "King's Garden") is a park in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is colloquially known as ''Kungsan''.
The park's central location and its outdoor cafés makes it one of the most popular hangouts and meeting place ...
during 1873.
The bronze fountain sculpture was designed by
Johan Peter Molin (1814-1873). Molin received the order on the fountain in the spring of 1866. It was unveiled on September 25, 1873 shortly after Molin's death.
An early fountain sculpture is ''Tors fiske'' built in 1903 at the current
Mariatorget
Mariatorget (the Maria Square) is a square and a city park in the district of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden.
History
It was constructed at the end of the 1760s. Its original name was Adolf Fredriks torg (after King Adolphus Frederick, who re ...
.
The sculpture group and fountain in bronze was designed by
Anders Henrik Wissler (1869-1941). The sculpture shows the moment when the Norse god
Tor
Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to:
Places
* Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain
* Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city
* Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano
* Tor Bay, Devon, England
* Tor River, Western New Guinea, Indonesia
Sc ...
has captured the
Midgard
In Germanic cosmology, Midgard (an anglicised form of Old Norse ; Old English , Old Saxon , Old High German , and Gothic ''Midjun-gards''; "middle yard", "middle enclosure") is the name for Earth (equivalent in meaning to the Greek term , "inhab ...
worm and raises his hammer
Mjölner to destroy the snake. The central figure is flanked by two water-spraying lizards.
Other early fountain sculptures include ''Fontändamm'' at Aspudden (1912) by
Albin Brag
Karl Gustaf Albin Brag (30 January 1878, near Söderköping - 23 December 1937, Stockholm) was a Swedish architect.
Life and work
He completed his primary schooling in Jönköping in 1897. From 1898 to 1902, he studied at the KTH Royal Institu ...
(1878-1937), ''Vesslan'' at Kungsholmstorg (1912) by
Otto Strandman
Otto August Strandman ( – 5 February 1941) was an Estonian politician, who served as prime minister (1919) and State Elder of Estonia (1929–1931). He was one of the leaders of the centre-left Estonian Labour Party, that saw its biggest supp ...
(1871-1960) and ''Triton på delfin'' at Centralbadsparken (1923) by Greta Klemming (1893-1961).
Gallery
Fontändamm Aspudden 2012.jpg, ''Fontändamm'' at Aspudden
Vesslan 2011a.jpg , ''Vesslan'' at Kungsholmstorg
Centralbadet Triton 2009a.jpg , ''Triton på delfin'' at Centralbadsparken
File:Molins fontän.JPG, ''Molins fontän'' in Kungsträdgården
File:Tors fiske 2009y.jpg, ''Tors fiske'' at Mariatorget
See also
*
Architecture in Stockholm
References
Other sources
*Andersson, Thorbjörn (2000) ''Utanför staden: Parker i Stockholms förorter'' (Stockholm: Stockholmia Förlag)
*Asker, Bertil (1986) ''Stockholms parker : innerstaden. Monografier utgivna av Stockholms stad'' (Stockholm: Liber Förlag)
External links
Fountains and ponds of Stockholm st stockholmskallan.se
Buildings and structures in Stockholm
Tourist attractions in Stockholm
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