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Stockholm's City Hall, built between 1911-1923, in the National Romantic style. Built with 8 million bricks are found offices, the City Hall has two squares or "piazzas", Borgargården and the Blue Hall.
The Entry The Blue Hall
Looking upward into a ceiling of 100 arches symbolizing the seats on the City Council. The Council Chamber The picture shows the ceiling of the city council's meeting hall, which resembles an upturned viking ship. Vikings would turn their ships upside down in harsh winter and hold meetings under them (where it was warmer). The architect of City hall felt it was important, as a reminder to those who govern, that Viking history be woven into the structure of the building .
The Gallery of the Prince
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