Thursday, July 30, 2015

Konst på Gamla Stan Tunnelbanna





I think I have avoided putting up some stations because I like some more than others but perhaps someday I will really want a full record so I am going to continue on.  I found a new map that lists not the train stations but the artist at each station.  This will take the guess work out of which stations have art.  I am a bit more 'pepp' as the Swedes would say now that I have this helpful aid.

This station is always, always busy I do not think I have a good overview of what it looks like, as it also has a division between the directions and the lines, meaning that you have to go down and up stairs to cross over.  The hallways are always crowded as well.  Gamla Stan or the old town is probable what you would see if you only had a few hours in Stockholm.  The neighborhood is extraordinary to look at when you can actually see up a street, but most months it is like being at a festival and all you can do is try to navigate through the throngs of people.  The mural is beyond the platform a bit, and on my green line home, but I didn't notice it for a long time as it is mostly visible by approaching from the other direction into the station.  The rest of the designs are mostly on the floor.

The station art speaks to the history of Gamla Stan, the roots of Christianity in Scandinavia, and a connection with Christianity in Scotland (see how much you can learn?)-
Some of the tiles are done in the 'Terrazzo' style which is chips of marble set in concrete and then polished.  My understanding is that the designs are meant to give tribute to a famous tapestry in Nidaros Cathetral:
Nidaros dates back to the 1100s when the King of Norway became a Christian and later a saint, and had Diocese in the Orkney Islands:
 Gamla Stan is essentially the oldest complete part of Stockholm, and it is where the Storkyrkan, the oldest church, whose current bishop is a woman.

 
 

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