GÃ¥storget (
Swedish
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: "Goose Square") is a small
public square in
Gamla stan, the old town in central
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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, situated between the two alleys
Överskärargränd
Överskärargränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from Västerlånggatan to Stora Nygatan passing on the south side of Gåstorget, it forms a parallel street to Gåsgränd and Sven Vintappares ...
and
Gåsgränd
Gåsgränd (Swedish: "Goose Alley") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Connecting the streets Västerlånggatan, Stora Nygatan, and Lilla Nygatan, it forms a parallel street to Ignatiigränd and Överskärargrä ...
.
History
Starting in 1730 as a proposal from the
City Architect J E Carlberg
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(1683-1773), turning spaces for
horse-drawn vehicle
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s were being created on various locations in the city, mostly for the purpose of facilitating fire fighting, and in 1796 such a space was created on the present location. Though the square wasn't given an official name, it was occasionally referred to as either ''GÃ¥splan'' ("Goose Plane") or ''GÃ¥sgtorget'', and as proposal in 1981 to name the square after the troubadour
Evert Taube
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(1890-1976) wasn't met with sympathy, the present name was made official instead.
On the square is a one metre tall bronze sculpture on a granite base, ''Tungviktare'' ("Heavyweights") from 1967 by the sculptor
Sven Lundqvist (1918-).
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See also
*
List of streets and squares in Gamla stan
*
Sven Vintappares Torg
References
External links
Homepage of Inger Säfbom - Photo of the sculpture ''Tungviktare''.
Squares in Stockholm
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