Facts About Stockholm City Hall
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Stockholm City Hall was built between 1911 and 1923.
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Stockholm City Hall is the municipal building in Stockholm in Sweden. It is on the island of Kungsholmen.
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In 1907 the city council decided to build a new city hall at the former site of Eldkvarn
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Stockholm City Hall is the venue of the Nobel Prize banquet and is one of Stockholm’s major tourist attractions.
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The city of Stockholm uses this building for the Municipal Council with 250 government offices for city administrative staff.
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The City Hall was designed by architect Ragnar Östberg is built from eight million bricks.
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The 106-meter tall tower has the three crowns, which is the Swedish national coat of arms, at its apex.
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Nearly eight million dark red bricks from the Lina brick factory near Södertälje were used in its construction.