Gärdet

Fountain, Tessinparken

Gärdet (The Afford) is a part of Stockholm east and northeast of Östermalm. Its official name is Ladugårdsgärdet. It is renowned for its large number of modernist apartments. Gärdet is one of the largest residential districts built in Stockholm during the 1930s, built from 1929 until around 1950, and houses about 10,000 people.

All the buildings around Tessinparken were built between 1932 and 1937.

Modernist villas dating from the late 1930s

Railway stations

Gärdet: metro 13, red line

External links

Housing prototypes page with description of housing

Coordinates: 59°20′27″N 18°05′46″E / 59.3407°N 18.0961°E / 59.3407; 18.0961

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