Vanadislunden is a park located in the district of

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in central

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History

One of Stockholm's largest parks, the area covers about 9 hectares and measures approximately 430 × 270 meters. Development first started in 1885. In 1893 about 2,000 trees and shrubs were planted. The park was largely completed in 1903. The area is named after ''Vanadis'', which is another name for the Norse Goddess

Freyja In Norse paganism, Freyja (Old Norse "(the) Lady") is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr (magic for seeing and influencing the future). Freyja is the owner of the necklace Brísingamen, rides a chario ...

Reservoir

Vanadislunden is the site of Vanadislundens water reservoir, (''Vanadislundens vattenreservoar''). A significant water reservoir, with a volume of 8,100 m³, it was erected during the years 1913–1918. It has a castle-like design and was designed by architect Gustaf Améen (1864-1949).

Artwork

On a hill in the northwestern part of the park is the sculpture "Flicka i aftonsol". The statue was carved in 1955 by Swedish sculptor Anders Jönsson (1883-1965). There are also notable artworks by

Carl Eldh Carl Eldh (10 May 1873 – 26 January 1954) was a Swedish artist and sculptor. Full name: Carl Johan Eldh (signs on artwork as "''C.J. ELDH''"). Older brother to Albert Eldh. Biography Eldh was born in Östhammar Municipality, Uppland, the s ...

and

Einar Forseth Carl Einar Andreas Forseth (1892–1988) was a Swedish artist, remembered above all for his mosaics in the Golden Hall in Stockholm City Hall completed in 1923. Early life Born in Linköping, Forseth was the son of the Norwegian lithographer Ole ...

at St Stephen's Church (see below).

St Stephen's Church

St. Stephen's Church (''Sankt Stefans Kyrka'' or ''Stefanskyrkan'') is situated in the southern part of the park. The original church was built of wood in 1899, but architect

Carl Möller Carl Oskar Möller, (20 April 1857 - 4 December 1933), was a Swedish architect and public official, since 1896 married to Dagmar Bosse. His most well-known works include St. John's Church in Stockholm, which opened in 1890. Möller was in his t ...

began in 1901 to draw up designs for a more substantial building. The present church was completed and consecrated in 1904. (The original wooden church was relocated to the

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area of the city, and rededicated to Saint Sigfrid of Sweden.) The church is built on a steep slope, with a significant difference of ground level on its two sides, but the building rests solidly on a large granite foundation. There is a notable carved crucifix by

on the southern gable end of the building. Inside, the sanctuary of the church is dominated by a large and striking

triptych A triptych ( ; from the Greek language, Greek adjective ''τρίπτυχον'' "''triptukhon''" ("three-fold"), from ''tri'', i.e., "three" and ''ptysso'', i.e., "to fold" or ''ptyx'', i.e., "fold") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) t ...

by artist

, painted for the church in the 1920s.

Gallery

Vanadislunden 2008d.jpg, Vanadislundens water reservoir (''Vanadislundens vattenreservoar'') Flicka i aftonsol 2008.JPG, ''Flicka i aftonsol'' by Anders Jönsson Stefanskyrkan, Stockholm 2017 -2.jpg, St. Stephen's Church (''Stefanskyrkan'')

References

Parks in Stockholm {{Stockholm-geo-stub