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Axelsberg Station

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Scott Ritcher 26 August 2009 Architecture / Design / Sweden / Transit

The Tunnelbana Station in the Stockholm neighborhood of Axelsberg has the name of the area spelled out in […]

Picture perfect

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Scott Ritcher 24 August 2009 Architecture / Sweden

Sometimes when I’m in Stockholm, I happen to glance at something and think to myself, “Wow, that really […]

Hermans and Gröna Lund

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Scott Ritcher 21 August 2009 Architecture / Food+Drink / Sweden / Sweden is different than America

My favorite restaurant in Stockholm is Hermans which is a huge vegetarian buffet that is open late. Not […]

180° View from Skinnarviksberget

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Scott Ritcher 13 August 2009 Architecture / Pictures! / Sweden

The rocky hills at Skinnarviksberget are a fantastic place to relax, have a picnic or just to take […]

360° view from Västra Skogen

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Scott Ritcher 10 August 2009 Architecture / Pictures! / Sweden

Another panoramic view of Stockholm. This one is from a hilltop in the area known as Västra Skogen […]

Doorbells and elevators

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Scott Ritcher 5 August 2009 Architecture / Design / Pictures! / Sweden / Sweden is different than America

One of my favorite reappearing signs in Sweden is this one that is posted near many elevators. Some […]

Stockholm from Mariaberget

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Scott Ritcher 12 July 2009 Architecture / Pictures! / Sweden

These two images stitched together offer a lovely view of Stockholm from a hilltop park at a recent […]

Kristineberg

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Scott Ritcher 9 July 2009 Architecture / Sweden / Transit

My new favorite part of Stockholm is a neighborhood known as Kristineberg. Last week, I hung out in […]

Space Invaders at Thorildsplan

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Scott Ritcher 1 July 2009 Architecture / Design / Sweden / Sweden is different than America / Technology / Transit

As we’ve learned in several previous stories, Stockholm’s Tunnelbana (subway) system is often called “the world’s longest art […]

360° view from Långholmen

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Scott Ritcher 22 June 2009 Architecture / Pictures! / Sweden

On my Saturday afternoon walk, I made this 360° view of Stockholm from a park at the top […]

Bandhagen

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Scott Ritcher 20 June 2009 Architecture / Design / Sweden / Transit

Here are some scenes from the Tunnelbana station at Bandhagen. The art installed at this location includes a […]

Midsommarkransen

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Scott Ritcher 18 June 2009 Architecture / Design / Sweden / Transit

This weekend will bring the Midsommar Festival in Sweden, a tradition which goes back many centuries and marks […]

Blue Line through T-Centralen

Stockholm blue line station under T-Centralen
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Scott Ritcher 17 June 2009 Architecture / Design / Sweden / Transit

The Blue Line Tunnelbana station deep beneath T-Centralen hub was designed in 1975 by Per Olof Ultvedt. It’s […]

Nationaldagen and the Royal Palace

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Scott Ritcher 10 June 2009 Architecture / Sweden / Swedish Royal Family

Let’s take a look at a selection of photos from last Saturday which was Sweden’s National Day. How […]

Slussen and 8664 revisited

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Scott Ritcher 3 June 2009 Architecture / Design / Louisville / Sweden / Sweden is different than America / Technology / Transit

Last Thursday, I posted a story about the upcoming reconstruction of Stockholm’s central Slussen interchange. In detailing the […]

360° view from Slussen

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Scott Ritcher 28 May 2009 Architecture / Pictures! / Sweden / Transit

Here is another 360-degree image I made recently in Stockholm. In this view from Slussen, you can see […]

Vasastaden

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Scott Ritcher 15 May 2009 Architecture / Design / Pictures! / Sweden

Here are a few photos from Vasadstaden, a central Stockholm neighborhood that originated in the late 1800’s. These […]

Dark skies over Gamla Stan

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Scott Ritcher 13 May 2009 Architecture / Pictures! / Sweden / Weather

Dark clouds moving in over Gamla Stan (The Old Town) in May 2009.

Solna Centrum station

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Scott Ritcher 8 May 2009 Architecture / Design / Sweden / Sweden is different than America / Transit

Stockholm’s subway system is not just extensive – 100 stations in a city roughly the size of Louisville […]

Cherry blossoms at Kungsträdgården

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Scott Ritcher 26 April 2009 Architecture / Pictures! / Sweden / Weather

Here are a few scenes of cherry blossoms in bloom at Kungsträdgården (the King’s Tree Garden), a long […]

More Stairs and Coffee

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Scott Ritcher 25 April 2009 Architecture / Design / Sweden / Sweden is different than America / Technology

Public stairs in Sweden almost always have accompanying ramps or elevators. The ramps are used for wheelchairs, bicycles, […]

Windows and stairs

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Scott Ritcher 20 April 2009 Architecture / Design / Sweden

Since my first visit to Stockholm in the 1990s, this tall, octagonal building on Södermalm has always caught […]

360° view from Sofia Kyrka

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Scott Ritcher 16 April 2009 Architecture / Pictures! / Sweden

On Tuesday, I made this 360° View of Stockholm from Sofia Kyrka, which is an old timey church […]

Urban Outfitters

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Scott Ritcher 5 April 2009 Architecture / Design / Fashion / Sweden

Here are a few photos of the Urban Outfitters store in Stockholm. They have beautifully restored and adapted […]

Beautiful doesn’t even come close

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Scott Ritcher 2 April 2009 Architecture / Pictures! / Sweden / Weather

At the risk of jinxing it, the weather the past few days has been simply gorgeous. We broke […]

World’s largest Ikea and the Swedish Royal Family

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Scott Ritcher 31 March 2009 Architecture / Design / Food+Drink / Sweden / Swedish Royal Family

Even in America, every Ikea store is incredibly huge. The closest one to where I live has the […]

Clarion Hotel Sign

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Scott Ritcher 30 March 2009 Architecture / Stoopid / Sweden

Jesus, it took me forever to find the Clarion Hotel. The sign on the building should be a […]

Globen

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Scott Ritcher 23 March 2009 Architecture / Design / Sweden

Sergels Torg at night

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Scott Ritcher 22 March 2009 Architecture / Design / Sweden

One of the main plazas, Sergels Torg, Monday night.

Sergels Torg by day

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Scott Ritcher 19 March 2009 Architecture / Design / Sweden

A couple more scenes of Sergels Torg from Thursday with some blue skies. I’m not sure what it […]

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