Rålambshovsparken (English: Rålambshov Park) is a
park
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
in the
Marieberg district on the island of
Kungsholmen
Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of central Stockholm, Sweden. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland. Its area is with a perimeter of . The highest point is at ...
in
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 liv ...
, Sweden.
Location
This park passes under a section of
Västerbron
() is an arch bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. With a total length exceeding 600 m, 340 m of which stretches over water, it is one of the major bridges in Stockholm, offering one of the most panoramic views of the central part of the city cent ...
. In the west, the park borders the Konradsberg campus of
Stockholm University
Stockholm University ( sv, Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, so ...
, in the east it extends toward promenade of
Norr Mälarstrand and to the south-east it opens onto
Riddarfjärden
Riddarfjärden (, "The Knight Firth") is the easternmost bay of Mälaren, Lake Mälaren in central Stockholm. Stockholm was founded in 1252 on an island in the stream where Lake Mälaren (from the west) drains into the Baltic Sea (to the east); to ...
.
Sculptures
Rålambshovsparken is home to several sculptures: ''Monument över Yxman'' by
Eric Grate (1896-1983), ''Domarring'' by
Egon Möller-Nielsen (1915- 1959), ''Fjärilen'' by
Elli Hemberg and ''Färgtorn'' by Lars Erik Falk (1922-2018).
History
The park opened in 1936 and was one of the first in Stockholm to be designed according to functionalist principles. It was designed by landscape architect
Erik Glemme (1905-1959) and resembles the
functionalist style popular in that era. In celebration of Stockholm's 700-year anniversary, an
amphitheater
An amphitheatre (British English) or amphitheater (American English; both ) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ...
was added in 1953, with capacity for 5,000 people.
Rålis Skatepark was inaugurated in 2010 under "Lilla Västerbron".
On 8th September 2018
Greta Thunberg
Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg (; born 3 January 2003) is a Swedish environmental activist who is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation.
Thunberg's activism began when she persuaded ...
announced in the park's theater at the beginning of the
People's Climate March that, though her original three-week schoolstrike before the
Swedish elections that were due the next day was ending, she and other students had decided to henceforth keep striking school and demanding
climate justice
Climate justice is a concept that addresses the just division, fair sharing, and equitable distribution of the burdens of climate change and its mitigation and responsibilities to deal with climate change. "Justice", "fairness", and "equity" ar ...
every friday.
The park is therefor the site of the founding of the movement
Fridays for Future
School Strike for Climate ( sv, Skolstrejk för klimatet), also known variously as Fridays for Future (FFF), Youth for Climate, Climate Strike or Youth Strike for Climate, is an international movement of school students who skip Friday ...
.
Gallery
File:Rålambshovsparken sommar 2009.jpg, Park in summer
File:Rålambshovsparken parklek 2010.jpg, Playground in fall
File:Rålambshovsparken teater 2012.jpg, Amphitheater in winter
File:Rålambshovsparken Lilla Västerbron 2011.jpg, Rålis Skatepark under "Lilla Västerbron"
File:Stockholm. Rålambshovsparken.jpg, ''Monument över Yxman'' by Eric Grate (1967)
File:Elli Hemberg Fjarilen.JPG, ''Fjärilen'' by Elli Hemberg (1980)
See also
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Geography of Stockholm
References
Parks in Stockholm
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