Mariatorget
The Mariatorget (Eng. Marienplatz) is a small city park in Södermalm , Stockholm , created in the late 1760s. Originally the place was called Adolf Fredriks torg (Adolf-Friedrich-Platz), named after King Adolf Friedrich , but was renamed Mariatorget in 1959 to avoid confusion with the Adolf Fredrikskyrkan (Adolf-Friedrich-Kirche) in Norrmalm . The new name refers to the nearby Mariakyrka (Marienkirche).
Hornsgatan street leads north of the park and S: t Paulsgatan street to the south. Swedenborgsgatan, named after Emanuel Swedenborg , starts here and heads south. A bust of Swedenborg is placed in the park. The fountain in the middle of the square is crowned by a sculpture called "Tors fiske" by Anders Henrik Wissler , which was erected in 1903 and depicts the Scandinavian god Thor and shows how he kills the sea serpent Jǫrmungandr .
The small Methodist church S: t Paulskyrkan stands at the southwest end of the square. It is the oldest Methodist movement in Sweden. The church was consecrated in 1876, the altar decorations were created in 1894 as part of renovation work by Wilhelm Gernandt .
There are a few cafes and bars around the park . The Cafe & Hotel “Rival”, which was a cinema until recently, is partly owned by ABBA singer Benny Andersson .
Metro station
The station of Stockholm's Tunnelbana called Mariatorget is nearby, but neither of the two stairways leads directly to the square. The station is on the red line and was opened on April 4, 1964 as the 48th station of the entire underground network. Lines 13 and 14 pass this station. In the underground station there is a small sculpture called "Människa och pelare" by Asmund Arle . The sculpture has been stolen at least eight times.
swell
- B. Alfredsson, R. Berndt, H. Harlén: Stockholm Under. 50 år - 100 stationary. Brombergs, Stockholm 2000, OCLC 940100265 .
- Sculpture "Människa och pelare" by Asmund Arle ( Memento from February 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 59 ° 19 ′ 5 ″ N , 18 ° 3 ′ 45 ″ E