Västertorp (''Westcroft'') is a district of the

Hägersten-Liljeholmen Hägersten-Liljeholmen is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in Stockholm, Sweden. It is part of the Söderort suburban area. The borough is located in South Stockholm. The districts that make up the borough are Aspudden, Fruängen, Gröndal, H� ...

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Söderort Söderort (literally "the southern place", sometimes translated to ''South Stockholm'') is the southern suburban part of the Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It is also part of the city of Stockholm. Geography Söderort is located in the nort ...

, the southern suburban part of Stockholm, Sweden.

History

The district was formed on February 1, 1948. The suburb was constructed between 1949 and 1954. The city plan was established by the city planning director

Sven Markelius Sven Gottfrid Markelius (25 October 1889 – 24 February 1972) was a Swedish modernist architect. Markelius played an important role in the post-war urban planning of Stockholm, for example in the creation of the model suburbs of Vällingby (19 ...

(1889-1972). In the center of Västertorp, the 11-storey high-rise center, nursing homes and old-age homes were erected in the late 1950s after drawings by architect Nils Sterner (1904-1990). Västertorp

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station was opened in 1964. Västertorp School was designed in 1949 by architect Stig Åkermark (1903-1995) and was inaugurated in 1951. Västertorp gymnasium was designed by architect Curt Laudon (1906-1964). It was in use as a high school during the years 1957–1984. In 2007, the former school premises were converted into housing. Västertorp Sculpture Park (''Västertorps skulpturpark'') is a collection of 21 outdoor sculptures. The park is recognized for the many sculptures decorating the area. Most of the sculptures were erected during the 1950s and are made by Swedish sculptors. Art represented includes work by sculptors Stig Blomberg (1901-1970),

Eric Grate Eric Grate (August 14, 1896 – August 3, 1983) was a Swedish sculptor, painter and graphics artist. Education Eric Grate studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm between 1917 and 1920. Thereafter he undertook study trips to Germany, ...

(1896-1983) and Ivar Johnsson (1885-1970). The sculptures were placed on the initiative of Fritz Herman Eriksson (1889-1970), director of land developer Olsson & Rosenlunds AB.

Västertorp Sculpture Park

File:Ivar Johnson Islandstrojan.JPG, ''Mannen med islandströjan''
Ivar Johnsson File:Stig Blomberg Systrarna.JPG, ''Systrarna''
Stig Blomberg Image:GrateGR01_bobe.jpg, '' Trädet ''

Image:Arne Jones Katedral Hällefors 01.JPG, ''Katedral''
Arne Jones Image:Pye Engstrom 2008.JPG, ''

Efter badet ''Efter badet'' (Swedish, 'After the Bath') is a public sculpture, cut in limestone and located in the Västertorp district of suburban Stockholm. It was designed by the sculptor Pye Engström, who spent five years between 1971 and 1976 working ...

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Pye Engström

References

Districts of Stockholm {{stockholm-geo-stub