stockholm by plenty: July 2010

2010-07-31

åkers kanal (3)

Good Morning, Åkersberga! Well, not quite yet but in a few hours.

Båthamnsvägen, Åkersberga, Österåker (map) 31 May 2010

2010-07-30

klara kyrka

Klara Church spotted through an iron fence.

Klara västra kyrkogata (map) 30 May 2010

2010-07-28

colourful Tensta

Call it a naïve style if you will. There's life down in the caves of Tensta, thanks to Helga Henschen.

Tunnelbana Tensta (map) 6 July 2010

2010-07-26

like cotton candy

A creek flowing by the village Vira bruk in Österåker. We've seen it before.

Vira bruk, Österåker (map) 31 May 2010

2010-07-25

bergshamra kyrka (3)

The architecture of Bergshamra Church from 1962 is purposely low-key. Still, a night-time visitor can marvel at a set of well-lit church bells.

Bergshamra, Solna (map) 11 July 2010

2010-07-24

sleepless Science Tower (2)

Another side of Kista Science Tower.

Danmarksgatan, Kista (map) 7 June 2010

2010-07-23

multilingual Tensta

Solidarity and brotherhood in several languages. Artwork by Helga Henschen.

Tunnelbana Tensta (map) 6 July 2010

2010-07-22

thorildsplan by pixels (3)

Another glimpse from Thorildsplan, artistically decorated by Lars Arrhenius.

Tunnelbana Thorildsplan (map) 29 May 2010

2010-07-21

The mercantile cathedral in Kista was closed Monday morning. Behold a message for passers-by. Here's the artwork Street Corner Talking by Thomas Liljenberg and Bo Samuelsson.

Kista centrum (map) 7 June 2010

2010-07-20

heavenly Tensta

A local sky in the cave ceiling of the subway station. Artwork by Helga Henschen.

Tunnelbana Tensta (map) 6 July 2010

2010-07-19

livskraft

A nocturnal close-up of the bronze sculpture Livskraft by Carl-Gustaf Ekberg.

Edsviksvägen, Danderyd (map) 11 July 2010

2010-07-18

östra ryds kyrka (4)

The well-known church in Östra Ryd from yet another angle.

Östra Ryds kyrka, Österåker (map) 30 May 2010

2010-07-17

åkers kanal (2)

Revisiting the channel through Åkersberga.

Båthamnsvägen, Åkersberga, Österåker (map) 31 May 2010

2010-07-16

nils ferlin (2)

Once again, summer has embraced this statue of poet Nils Ferlin by K.G. Bejemark.

Klarabergsgatan (map) 30 May 2010

2010-07-14

vira bruk

Vira bruk, north-east of Åkersberga in Österåker Municipality, used to be an important ironworks site. A foundation is striving to preserve traditional blacksmith skills as well as the characteristic architecture. There's a creek here too.

Vira bruk, Österåker (map) 31 May 2010

2010-07-12

shapes of Kista

Lines and complications in Kista.

Danmarksgatan, Kista (map) 7 June 2010

2010-07-11

mono moose

In Tensta subway station, anything can happen. A moose at the platform? No problem for artist Helga Henschen.

Tunnelbana Tensta (map) 6 July 2010

2010-07-10

brohuset

Swimming to the left, other sports activities to the right. Staying in shape is important in Bro.

Brohuset, Bro centrum, Upplands-Bro (map) 10 May 2010

2010-07-09

vallentuna kyrka (12)

The chlorophyll edition from Vallentuna Church.

Vallentuna kyrka, Vallentuna (map) 22 May 2010

2010-07-08

talk to the animals

Imaginative sculptor Olle Brand lets us meet exotic animals outside the library in Bro.

Brohuset, Bro centrum, Upplands-Bro (map) 10 May 2010

2010-07-07

hembygdsgården Klint

The goal of Bro-Lossa Hembygdsförening is to "preserve our history for the future". Be it a lecture about local architecture, recollections by a retired policeman or simply a merry bunch of local musicians getting together - here's where it'll happen, at hembygdsgården Klint.

Prästvägen, Bro, Upplands-Bro (map) 10 May 2010