Bellevue park, Park in Vasastan, Stockholm, Sweden
Bellevue Park is a public park in the Vasastan district of Stockholm, Sweden, on hilly terrain that slopes down to Brunnsviken. It was designed by Fredrik Magnus Piper as an English landscape park, with winding paths, groves, tree screens, allées and open lawns. Its highest point, Bellevuehöjden, holds Pasch's malmgård from 1757 and offers a wide view over Brunnsviken.
The park was laid out in the late 18th century by landscape architect Fredrik Magnus Piper, who was also involved in other major garden projects in Sweden at the time. Some older structures on the grounds go back to earlier uses of the site before it became a park.
The Carl Eldh Studio Museum sits inside the park and displays sculptures by the Swedish artist Carl Eldh, including portraits of figures from Swedish literary and artistic life. The wooden studio building was designed specifically for Eldh and still looks much as it did when he worked there.
The park lies in Vasastan, bounded by Brunnsviken to the north and Cedersdalsgatan and the Wenner-Gren Center to the south. The terrain is steeply sloping, and the highest point, Bellevuehöjden, gives a wide view over Brunnsviken. Paths wind through copses, tree screens and avenues, so allow time for the climb.
A farm that dated back to 1757 once stood on the grounds and was renovated in the early 2000s. The building now serves as a banquet and conference center and still shows visible elements of the original timber frame structure.
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