Hötorgshalle
Hötorgshalle (Heumarkthalle), in Swedish Hötorgshallen , is a market hall on Hötorget in central Stockholm .
The old hall
Before the first market hall was built on Hötorget, it was divided into two areas in order to separate the trade in food and other goods (including hay). The hay trade moved to Norrmalmstorg as early as 1856 , and in order to further improve the hygienic conditions, a market hall ( Hötorgets saluhall, or Hötorgshallen ) was built in the years 1880–84 . The hall, an iron construction with a basement, had a floor area of 50 × 32 meters and a maximum height of 13 meters. There were 120 trading places in the hall and another 120 in the basement.
The new hall
In the course of the redesign of Stockholm City (1952–1972), it was necessary to demolish the old market hall in 1953, because the new Hötorgscity was to be built here. According to plans by the architect David Helldén , a large building complex was built, which also contained a new market hall, but now underground. This location was not as ideal as that of the old hall and many new visitors have difficulties finding it. In 1958 the construction was finished and was by King Gustav VI. Adolf inaugurated.
Since then, the Hötorgshalle has been renovated several times, the building complex above was converted and extended in 1997 with u. a. a multiplex cinema Filmstaden Sergel , which contains 14 halls and 2250 spectators. The market hall has a distinctive international character with delicacies from all over the world.
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Coordinates: 59 ° 20 ′ 2.8 ″ N , 18 ° 3 ′ 46.4 ″ E