Stockholm: Night Pictures and City Hall Tour
I went to Sweden to attend a conference and visit a friend.
The trip ran from Thursday March 19, 2026 to Tuesday March 31, 2026.
This page includes night pictures from Stockholm, a tour of the
Stockholm City Hall (Stockholm Stadshuset), and the City Hall Park
(Stadshusetparken).
The Trip to Sweden (12 pictures)
Linköping: Canal, Cathedral, Park, Sunsets and more (105 pictures)
Norrköping (24 pictures)
Stockhom 1: Train to Stockhom, Gamla Stan, and more (71 pictures)
Stockholm 2: Night and City Hall (71 pictures)
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Stockholm at Night
After the day's adventures, I ventured out on Sunday night, March 29, 2026.
I took a walk around Serels Torg (the plaza with the lighted obelisk)
and the Culture center and theater (Kulturhuset Stadsteatern) where
the protest had been the previous day while we were having Fika,
and down Drottninggatan, the pedestrian area where the stores were.
It was cold enough (probably around 2-4°C or 36-38°F) that I
didn't spend that much time wandering around outside.
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A full moon next to the German Church (Tyska kyrkan)
in Stockholm.
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The Crystal on Sergels torg, with the pedestrian plaza
below the obelisk.
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The 37-meter (121 foot) tall glass obelisk in the center
of a roundabout.
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Panoramic of the plaza. The building
on the left is the Kulturhuset...(more)
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This is the Culture Center and Theater where
Faith and I had Fika the previous...(more)
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Nick Cave (the singer) had a ceramics art exhibit called
The Devil – A Life.
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Lights from a neighbor building, shining on the building
north of the Obelisk.
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The lights shining on this building change every few seconds.
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A recently fed stone lion on Drottninggatan in Stockholm
at night.
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A stone lion in Stockholm must have just eaten a meal.
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Someone added a tongue to one of the stone lions on
Drottinggatan in Stockholm.
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Drottninggatan (Queen St.) in Stockholm at night. Note the
two figures in the...(more)
A Tour of the Stockholm City Hall
They say you can't fight city hall.
I tried it
and it turns out it just ignored me. But you can get a guided tour of
it—especially Stockholm City Hall (Stockholms stadshus), and
I did on March 30, 2026.
The tour covered the Blue Hall, which is where the Nobel Prize
Banquet occurs. It can accommodate over 1700 people! The Hall is not
blue but originally was going to have blue tiles on the bricks to give
it a water theme, but then the designer changed his mind.
Next was the Red Room, where the City Council meets.
The Oval Room is a small chamber beyond the Red Room. Weddings are
held here on Saturdays. The ceremonies are short and they go through
a lot. It costs about $100 to get married here. Receptions and such
must be elsewhere, this is just for the ceremony itself. The waiting
list is about 3 months or more to schedule a slot (and the ceremonies
are civil and very brief with no room for guests).
There is a small circular chamber with some ornamental rugs on the
wall that connects the Oval Room to The Gallery of the Prince
The Gallery of the Prince is named after Prince Eugen and is a long
narrow room with windows on one side and a long wall on the other.
Next to the windows are figures that were carved in stone. On the long
wall is a mural (a fresco) that the prince had painted showing views
of some of the islands of Stockholm.
The Golden Hall (Gyllene Salen) is a large room with gold-leaf
tiles that create images of famous Swedes, from royalty to engineers
to actresses. It is where the ball (dancing) is held after the Nobel
Prize Banquet. The Banquet used to be in this room but was moved in
the late '60s to the Blue Hall to accommodate more guests (as getting
Nobel Prizes became a cool thing).
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The light makes the Blue Hall look like a painting.
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A parapet sometimes used for arias at the Nobel Prize banquet
in the blue hall.
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The Great Staircase the Nobel Laureates descend to enter
Blue Hall banquet.
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Stonework on a column in the Blue Hall in the Stockholm
City Hall.
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A window at the Stockholm City Hall overlooking the
Courtyard outside.
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The Red Room in the Stockholm City Hall
is where the City Council meets.
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The not-red ceiling of the Red Room at Stockholm City Hall.
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Another view of the ceiling of the Red Room at Stockholm
City Hall.
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The corridor between the Red Room
and the Oval Room.
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Another shot of the corridor between
the Red Room and Oval Room.
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Ornate rugs in the Oval Room
where people get married on Saturdays.
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The Oval Room and its decorations;
the Gallery of the Prince is on the right.
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The Gallery of the Prince, specifically Prince Eugen.
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Behold, the Gallery of the Prince
and his 40m mural.
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The mural "City by the Water" painted by Prince Eugen,
40m long.
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Figure carved into a wall by a window of the Gallery
of the Prince.
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Figure carved into another the wall by a window of the
Gallery of the Prince.
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The Queen of Lake Mälar with Stockholm in
her lap, icons of the west to the...(more)
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Tile art on the east wall of the Golden Hall.
(The horse looks a bit pervy. ...(more)
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I've no idea who is portrayed here;
your guess is as good as mine.
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A depiction of the Swedish Cycle of Life,
which is birth, making love to...(more)
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Tile work from the Golden Hall of Stockholm
City Hall.
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Queen Christina converted to Catholicism in 1654,
abdicated, and moved to Rome.
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At the end of the tour you can leave your sticker
(including the Tour Leaders).
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Adding my tag after the tour.
Just doing my part not to litter.
The City Hall Inner Courtyard, City
Hall Park, and Lake Mälaren
After the tour, exited City Hall and walked around the inner courtyard
and took some pictures of aspects of the building. Then I left the
courtyard and entered the the City Hall Park (Stadshusparken). The
park has statues and sculptures, grass and a promenade that is right
next to Lake Mälaren. I wanted to get a photo of me with the Lake
and Stockholm in the background, so I watched to see if there was
anyone from the tour group who had a DSLR camera, rather than a cell
phone. I spotted one and asked if he'd take a picture of me with my
camera, and then I was able to return the favor taking a picture of
him and his wife/girlfriend/friend/whatever. The park is small, but
it's a sort of sheltered area behind City Hall. It was a cool-ish,
gray day, but still scenic.
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The inner courtyard and entrance for tours
to Stockholm City Hall.
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The Stockholm City Hall Tower from the
inner courtyard.
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Looking at the street entrance to City Hall from
the Courtyard. The statue...(more)
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The water and backside of City Hall from the
courtyard.
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The City Hall entrance from the inner courtyard
that leads to the Blue Hall.
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Between City Hall and Lake Mälaren is Stadshusparken (City
Hall Park).
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A balcony towards the bottom of the tower
at Stockholm City Hall.
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The roof of City Hall with golden statues.
A bit warped panorama.
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Two statues in Stadshusparken at the edge of Lake Mälaren.
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Stadshusparken statues and grass, then Lake Mälaren,
with Gamla Stan behind.
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A panoramic view of Lake Mälaren and Stockholm from
the City Hall Park.
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Flying the EU and Stockholm flags by Lake Mälaren at City Hall.
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The arch containing Loki's Punishment sculpture near the
City Hall Tower base.
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Frank outside Stockholm City Hall in front of Lake Mälaren.
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A quote from a children's book “The true story of
the towers that struck the...(more)
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A lion-head sculpture by the City Hall Park near the water.
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Under the base of the City Hall tower is Loki, chained with
not just one but...(more)
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Another lion and the plaque title translates to: Loki's
Punishment.
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The bridge back, the convention center, and German Church spire.
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The trees/shrubs in the park were short and kind of gnarled.
They looked...(more)
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The tower of City Hall in Stockholm (only open
in the warmer months).
Outside City Hall, Heading Back to the Hotel
After the tour of City Hall and exploring the courtyard in the back,
I decided I needed to take “the obvious photo” (to me),
which required finding a place to set my camera for a timer shot. It
was also slightly out of sight from most which was good. After that,
I walked back, crossing the Stadshusbro that goes over Lake Klara
(Klara sjö). From there, I took some pictures of the skyline including
the steeple of the St. Klara's Church that was near my hotel where the
Schibsted Enterprise Technology building
is (it's a media company), and the Stockholm convention center.
Both have interesting looking buildings.
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A golden, faceless baby by City Hall that's in no way
freaky or disturbing. ...(more)
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More faceless golden baby horror. I put my camera there
for the next picture.
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Frank tries to fight City Hall; it ignores him (and wins).
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Stadshusbron (City Hall Bridge) over the Klara sjö
(Lake Klara).
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The German Church and Schibsted Enterprise Technology on the left.
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Stockholm Waterfront Congress (Conference) Centre
behind the Central Station
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“Who is Mr. Walker?” is a sculpture in
Järnvägsparken (Railway Park, just...(more)
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The oxidized copper steeple of "The German Church"
or Saint Gertrude's.
The Trip to Sweden (12 pictures)
Linköping: Canal, Cathedral, Park, Sunsets and more (105 pictures)
Norrköping (24 pictures)
Stockhom 1: Train to Stockhom, Gamla Stan, and more (71 pictures)
Stockholm 2: Night and City Hall (71 pictures)
This page last modified May 11, 2026.
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