El Stockholm City Hall o City Hall (literally "the house of the city") is a building that is located on the island of kungsholment. It was built on the ruins of an old barn that burned down, taking a good number of houses with it.
The building was designed by the architect Ragnar Ostberg, at the beginning of the 1923th century and was inaugurated on the eve of San Juan in XNUMX. The Town hall It is made up of eight million bricks and its 106 meter high tower bears the Swedish national coat of arms with three crowns at the top. It is one of the main examples of building in the Swedish national-romantic style.
In the Council Chamber (Rådssalen) the Stockholm council meets. The town hall is also the seat of the “Nobelfesten” or the Nobel Prize Ceremony. After dinner and awards at the Blue Room - which is actually as red as the outside - Nobel Prize winners, royalty and guests dance in the Golden Room (Gyllene Salen) with its 18 million gold-coated mosaic pieces.
In the shop of Town hall there are specially designed souvenirs and gifts linked to the Town hall and Stockholm. Guided tours are conducted in several languages every day. The entrance price is 80 crowns (8.20 euros) Over 65 years and students pay 60 (6.20 euros) crowns. Children 11 and under are free. The entrance fee to the tower is 30 (3.10 euros) additional crowns. Tours are limited. Only 10 people can enter per tour, and they are available from 10:00 to 14:00 daily. Sometimes they can be canceled by events.
The Bus 3 and 62 go to the stop “Stadshuset (Town Hall), which is in front of the building. The stop of metro nearest is the Rådhuset (blue line). It's about a 5 minute walk.
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