Universitetet ("the University") is a Metro station in the Frescati area, close to

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''(Stockholms universitet)'', and the Museum of Natural History. It was opened on 12 January 1975 as the northern terminus of the extension from Tekniska högskolan. On 29 January 1978, the line was extended north to Mörby centrum. Since the 1990s, the art on the station consists of tiles featuring Carl von Linné and the

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. This artwork is by Belgian and Parisian artist

Françoise Schein Françoise () is a French feminine given name (equivalent to the Italian Francesca) and may refer to: * Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress * Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress * Françoise Adn ...

. The station includes 12 large tiles panels all dedicated to the travels of Linné around the Baltic.Carl von Linné or the Art of Looking
Françoise Schein The artist used the travels as the starting point to develop the theme of nature and the ecological problems we are all living now in the world. The work was created in Lisbon on azulejos tiles, then brought to Stockholm. It represents in its conception and its production a real European work of art. Not far from the station is the Universitetet railway station and several bus lines.

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Images of Universitetet stationwww.inscrire.com
Red line (Stockholm metro) stations Railway stations opened in 1975 Stockholm University Railway stations at university and college campuses Stockholm metro stations located underground {{Stockholm-metro-stub