Kungsgatan, Stockholm

The Kungsgatan ( German: The King Street ) is a centrally located main street in Stockholm in the city districts Norrmalm and Kungsholmen. It extends in an east-west direction and is approximately 1,500 meters long.

History

Development and significance

On November 21, 1911, the opening took place, but the new main street was still deserted and hardly cultivated. During the 1920s a modern city development was based on North American model. Dominating are the two king storms ( Kungstornen ), which had been designed by the architect Sven Wallander respectively Ivar Callmander mid-1920s. In the 1930s and 1940s was the Kungsgatan Stockholm Broadway, and here also found the confetti parade held to celebrate the end of World War II. For the introduction of legal relations in Sweden on September 3, 1967, the Kungsgatan once again went through the world press when the vehicles crossed over from the left to the right.

The new building of the Stockholm City at Sergels torg around in the 1960s, the Kungsgatan lost its importance as the main shopping street. In the 1990s, the street was renovated and got a more uniform appearance, which meant that the Kungsgatan again today Stockholms " fine line " is.

Historical Images

After the inauguration, on November 24, 1911

Ticker Tape Parade, on 7 May 1945

Dagen "H" right traffic at September 3, 1967