Järnpojke
Järnpojke or Iron Boy, also known in German as "little boy who looks at the moon", is a sculpture in the old town Gamla stan of Stockholm, which is only 15 centimeters high and is therefore considered "the smallest public monument in Stockholm".
The sculpture was created in 1954 by the Swedish artist Liss Eriksson , but was only inaugurated on this site in 1967. The sculpture is located behind the Finnish Church, which is opposite the Stockholm Castle .
particularities
In winter the little boy can also be found wearing a winter hat and scarf. The sculpture is described in very few tourist guides and is therefore considered a "secret" tourist attraction.
Superstition
It is said that the boy has magical powers; thus visitors sacrifice money that is deposited next to the boy. Many visitors continue to stroke his head and hope for luck. The head is already shiny, in contrast to the rest of the rather darker sculpture.
The following superstitious rituals entwine around the sculpture:
- If you walk around the sculpture three times counterclockwise, you will definitely come back to Stockholm.
- If you stroke the sculpture three times over the head, you can wish for something that should come true in the same year.
- Anyone who sacrifices money for sculpture will also reap wealth in the same year. In women, fertility should be strengthened here.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Järnpojken - en riktig turgubbe ... on aftonbladet.se , June 27, 1999 (Swedish)
- ↑ Svar om stockholmiana on http://www.dn.se ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), February 2, 2005 (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 19 ′ 31.94 " N , 18 ° 4 ′ 20.47" E