Stockholm City Hall

Ragnar Ostberg'S National Romantic City Hall Of 1923, Where The Nobel Prize Banquet Is Held In The Blue Hall And The Ball In The Golden Hall, With A 106 M Tower Over The Water · Stockholm, Stockholm County

Stockholm City Hall, Stadshuset, stands on the tip of Kungsholmen where Lake Malaren meets the sea, a dark-brick palace with a slim 106 m tower topped by three golden crowns. Ragnar Ostberg designed it in the National Romantic style and it was completed in 1923, built from millions of hand-made bricks and decorated by Swedish artists of the day. It is a working building - the city council meets here and civil weddings are held here - but most visitors come for two rooms: the Blue Hall, where the Nobel Prize banquet is held every 10 December, and the Golden Hall, lined with a glittering mosaic of gold and glass. The tower, climbed separately in summer, gives one of the best views in the city over Gamla Stan and Riddarholmen. The courtyard, arcades and waterfront garden are free and open to anyone. The honest caveat: the interior can only be seen on a guided tour, tours are often sold out or cancelled for city events, and the tower has limited timed tickets, so a casual drop-in can end at the door.

Hantverkargatan 1, Kungsholmen, Stockholm, on the water facing Riddarholmen, Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

The building is open for guided tours only, every day for most of the year, with tours in English and Swedish (and often other languages in summer) running roughly every half hour to hour through the day, fewer in winter - check the current schedule. Tours are cancelled without much notice when the city uses the halls for official events, and the building is closed to tours for several days around the Nobel banquet in early to mid December; confirm it is open before you plan a day around it. Tickets are sold on the City Hall's own website and at the ticket desk on the day; summer tours often sell out, so buy a day or more ahead in July. The tower opens only in summer, roughly May to September, with its own limited timed tickets - hedge on buying online or at the tower entrance in the morning. The courtyard and garden are free and open daily. Getting there: about 10 minutes' walk from Stockholm Central Station and T-Centralen, or a few minutes from Radhuset metro station on the blue line; SL buses run along Hantverkargatan.

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