T-Central, where the art of Stockholm begins

Last week I went to Stockholm for the first time. I loved it and would definitely go again.

I had five days and decided early on to stay outside as much as possible. The sun is up for about 22 hours a day. Why not take advantage of those long days and warm weather?

My indoor adventures were limited but in pretty much any building I entered, I saw many beautiful examples of public art and architectural decoration.

Stockholm’s entire subway system is sometimes called the world’s longest art gallery. At the individual stops, every wall is an original, and the stations each have a unique look.

What gets a little less attention is the main station itself, called “T-Central” for short, or “T-Centralen” in Swedish. The T-Central building is a classic grand railway station, built in the same arched style as you see in London, Paris, and so many other places.

The main public hall features panels of modern art on one side and traditional Swedish scenes on the other.

I also found an Art Deco metal grille, tucked away and easy to miss.

Always look up. On the way out via the main door, I almost fell over photographing the intricately painted ceiling. (I may have to start carrying a stick to support myself! Photographing ceilings is vertigo-inducing.)

The stained glass in the windows over the entrance was subtle but again charming.

One reason I like all this so much is because it’s work done by hand. There isn’t enough of that any more.

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Disclosure

This is my standard form of disclosure that I am retroactively adding to all blog posts done before April 1, 2018, and will add to all new posts.

1. Is this experience open to the public?

Yes.

2. Who paid the cost of me doing this?

I did.

3. Did I get any compensation or special consideration for writing this blog post?

No.

4. Would I be as positive about this place if I had gone as a regular visitor?

Yes. I did go as a regular visitor. I was in Stockholm for a blogging conference but I paid all my own expenses except for a couple of social events and meals that were included in the registration.