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Stockholm City Hall: a roofed hall with an open-air feel
The Blue Hall is Stockholm City Hall’s roofed inner courtyard, yet the space retains an open feel. The waterfront colonnade resembles one at Venice’s Doge’s Palace.
At a glance
- Stone sources
- The City Hall page identifies granite from the Stockholm archipelago and Kolmården marble as local materials.[1]
- Waterfront colonnade
- The City Hall page compares it with the colonnade by the Doge’s Palace in Venice.[1]
- Tower reference
- The City Hall page links the tower to the Three Crowns (Tre Kronor) castle, which burned in 1697.[1]
A place worth remembering
A courtyard beneath a roof
The City of Stockholm identifies the inner courtyard as the Blue Hall. Despite its ceiling, the space retains a sense of openness.[1]
A colonnade facing the water
The waterfront colonnade resembles the one at Venice’s Doge’s Palace beside San Marco Square.[1]
Swedish materials and a castle’s brickwork
The city’s account says that, with few exceptions, the building is made of Swedish materials, including granite from the archipelago around Stockholm and Kolmården marble. The page also notes that the architect Ragnar Östberg echoed the brick format and brickwork of the Three Crowns (Tre Kronor) castle, which burned in 1697, and that the City Hall tower is another reference to that castle.[1]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
Which Venetian staircase may have inspired the Blue Hall’s marble stair?
The city identifies the Venetian staircase Scala dei Giganti as the likely inspiration for the Blue Hall’s marble stair.[1]
What does the city call the covered inner courtyard?
The City of Stockholm calls it the Blue Hall.[1]
Why does the City Hall tower carry three crowns?
The city says the tower refers to the Three Crowns (Tre Kronor) castle, which had a large tower topped with three crowns and stood in the Old Town until it burned in 1697.[1]
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