Sankt Eriksplan is a square in the district of

Vasastaden Vasastan, or Vasastaden, may refer to: * Vasastan, Stockholm, a district in Stockholm, Sweden * Vasastan, Gothenburg, a district in Gothenburg, Sweden * Vasastaden, Linköping, a district in Linköping, Sweden {{geodis ...

in Stockholm, Sweden.

History

''Saint Erik's Plaza'' was called so after King Erik IX who is the

patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholic Church, Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocacy, advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, ...

of Stockholm and depicted in the city's coat of arms.

Sankt Eriksplan metro station Sankt Eriksplan metro station is a station on the Green line of the Stockholm metro. It is entirely underground, and is located in the district of Vasastaden, which is in the borough of Norrmalm in central Stockholm. The station has a single isl ...

was opened in 1952 and is on the green line between

Odenplan Odenplan is a plaza located in the district Vasastaden in central Stockholm, Sweden. History Odenplan was named after the old Norse god Odin. Odenplan metro station, opened in 1952, and Stockholm Odenplan commuter train station on the Sto ...

and

Fridhemsplan Fridhemsplan is a square at the intersection of Fridhemsgatan and Drottningholmsvägen in the districts of Kungsholmen and Marieberg in Stockholm, Sweden. Description The name Fridhemsplan was given 1935, after the major street ''Fridhemsgatan'' ...

. Popular venues close to Sankt Eriksplan include

Filadelfiakyrkan ('the Philadelphia Church') is a Pentecostal church building at Rörstrandsgatan 7 in Stockholm, Sweden; it was dedicated on 2 November 1930. The building is owned by the Filadelfia Stockholm congregation, the largest congregation in the Sw ...

('the Philadelphia Church') which offers frequent concerts. Nearby is the riverside park of

Karlberg Palace Karlberg Palace () is a palace by the Karlberg Canal in Solna Municipality in Sweden, adjacent to Stockholm's Vasastaden district. The palace, built in 1630,Solna: Huvudsta today houses the Military Academy Karlberg. In the palace park are fo ...

() which was built in 1630. It is in sight of the

Military Academy Karlberg Military Academy Karlberg ( sv, Militärhögskolan Karlberg, MHS K) is a Swedish military academy, since its inauguration in 1792 in operation in the Karlberg Palace in Solna, just north of central Stockholm. It is thus the oldest military academ ...

which was inaugurated in 1792. Sankt Eriksplan is a popular and expensive residential area, with apartment prices being among the most expensive in Stockholm. In 2017,

Low Roar Low Roar was an Icelandic post-rock/electronica project founded by the late American immigrant Ryan Karazija. Originally a solo act, the band later added Leifur Björnsson and Logi Guðmundsson. History After leading the California-based indie ...

released a song named after the metro station, "St. Eriksplan".

References

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