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Berzelii Park

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Berzelii Park initially failed to develop as intended. A report published in 1890 described its lawns as "consisting mostly of dandelions," and the raised area surrounding the statue as a "sand hill". However, the situation improved when Alfred Medin became city gardener, and the same journalist
219:, was demolished in 1845, but the replacement bridge wasn't opened until 1848 due to technical problems (caused by the load from the landfill). One of the cast iron railings from the old bridge is still found in the park today. 154:" to be produced in full figure. As the new park installations were still considered too fragile to receive a large crowd, the statue was secretly inaugurated in the middle of the night following the opening ceremony. 126:. The work on establishing the park was begun in 1852, under the leadership of Knut Malte Forsberg. The park's opening ceremony took place on the morning of July 13, 1858. 401: 109: 425: 211:. On the request of the king, the part of the bay inside the bridge was replaced with landfill, which transformed the existing bridge into more of a 317: 305: 135: 394: 207:
bay until the mid-19th century. In the mid-1830s, a new bridge across the bay was being planned for the 25th anniversary of King
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initiated funding for a statue honoring Berzelius, which was to stand in the middle of the park. Artist
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Other monuments have been added in and around the park, including art by
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The park today is located in or near the city districts of
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cast it in bronze. It became the first public statue of a "
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257:Andrés Brink Pinto, Martin Ericsson (5 June 2018). 70: 52: 42: 21: 203:. The area surrounding Berzelii Park was part of 122:Berzelii Park was named after the Swedish chemist 113:Statue of Berzelius in the centre of Berzelii Park 91:. The park is the location of the China Theater ( 179:In mid 1951, youth riots occurred in the park. 395: 278: 276: 228:later wrote enthusiastically about the park. 8: 261:. Scandinavian Journal of History. p. 1 402: 388: 18: 165:(seen sticking his head out of a sewer). 249: 99:Berns Salonger Restaurant and Theater 7: 352: 350: 69: 41: 374:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 362:This article about a location in 426:Stockholm County geography stubs 354: 51: 27: 16:Urban park in Stockholm, Sweden 1: 300:(in Swedish). Byggförlaget. 146:to model the statue and had 161:, and a humorous statue of 83:is a small park in central 442: 349: 172: 118:Planning and construction 38: 33:Entrance to Berzelii Park 26: 238:Geography of Stockholm 140:Carl Gustaf Qvarnström 114: 333:59.33250°N 18.07472°E 296:Järbe, Bengt (1995). 112: 148:Ferdinand von Miller 124:Jöns Jacob Berzelius 329: /  215:. This old bridge, 136:Academy of Sciences 421:Parks in Stockholm 338:59.33250; 18.07472 217:Ladugårdslandsbron 115: 383: 382: 223:Later development 78: 77: 433: 404: 397: 390: 364:Stockholm County 358: 351: 344: 343: 341: 340: 339: 334: 330: 327: 326: 325: 322: 311: 283: 282:Järbe, pp 39-43. 280: 271: 270: 268: 266: 254: 31: 19: 441: 440: 436: 435: 434: 432: 431: 430: 411: 410: 409: 408: 347: 337: 335: 331: 328: 323: 320: 318: 316: 315: 308: 295: 292: 287: 286: 281: 274: 264: 262: 256: 255: 251: 246: 234: 225: 185: 177: 171: 163:Hans Alfredsson 132: 130:Monuments added 120: 107: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 439: 437: 429: 428: 423: 413: 412: 407: 406: 399: 392: 384: 381: 380: 359: 313: 312: 306: 291: 288: 285: 284: 272: 248: 247: 245: 242: 241: 240: 233: 230: 224: 221: 195:, next to the 184: 181: 175:Berzelii riots 173:Main article: 170: 167: 131: 128: 119: 116: 106: 103: 76: 75: 72: 68: 67: 54: 50: 49: 44: 40: 39: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 438: 427: 424: 422: 419: 418: 416: 405: 400: 398: 393: 391: 386: 385: 379: 377: 373: 369: 365: 360: 357: 353: 348: 345: 342: 309: 307:91-7988-100-9 303: 299: 294: 293: 289: 279: 277: 273: 260: 253: 250: 243: 239: 236: 235: 231: 229: 222: 220: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 201:Norrmalmstorg 198: 194: 190: 182: 180: 176: 168: 166: 164: 160: 155: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 129: 127: 125: 117: 111: 104: 102: 100: 96: 95: 90: 86: 82: 81:Berzelii Park 74:Open all year 73: 66: 62: 58: 55: 48: 45: 37: 30: 25: 22:Berzelli Park 20: 376:expanding it 361: 346: 314: 297: 263:. Retrieved 252: 226: 216: 186: 178: 156: 133: 121: 94:Chinateatern 92: 80: 79: 336: / 209:Charles XIV 159:Carl Milles 97:), and the 415:Categories 324:18°04′29″E 321:59°19′57″N 244:References 205:Nybroviken 169:1951 riots 47:Urban park 197:Nybroplan 193:Östermalm 85:Stockholm 61:Stockholm 232:See also 199:and the 189:Norrmalm 183:Location 152:commoner 57:Norrmalm 53:Location 290:Sources 105:History 368:Sweden 304:  265:8 July 144:Munich 89:Sweden 71:Status 65:Sweden 370:is a 372:stub 302:ISBN 267:2024 213:quay 191:and 134:The 43:Type 417:: 366:, 275:^ 101:. 87:, 63:, 59:, 403:e 396:t 389:v 378:. 310:. 269:.

Index


Urban park
Norrmalm
Stockholm
Sweden
Stockholm
Sweden
Chinateatern
Berns Salonger Restaurant and Theater

Jöns Jacob Berzelius
Academy of Sciences
Carl Gustaf Qvarnström
Munich
Ferdinand von Miller
commoner
Carl Milles
Hans Alfredsson
Berzelii riots
Norrmalm
Östermalm
Nybroplan
Norrmalmstorg
Nybroviken
Charles XIV
quay
Geography of Stockholm
"Youth Riots and the Concept of Contentious Politics in Historical Research"

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