Jarlaplan, Public park in Vasastan, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jarlaplan is an open square and short street in Vasastan where Birger Jarlsgatan meets Roslagsgatan. Its northern side is lined with monumental apartment buildings from 1914–1916 by Höög & Morssing, with pale rendered facades, curved gables, red-tiled roofs and a corner turret. The adjacent Ellen Keys park is a flat paved space with gravel, low granite kerbs, planters and a small monument.
The area was known in the late 19th century as Träskängen and retained traces of the Stora Träsket lake, which had been filled with urban waste. The modern park developed through the transformation of this formerly neglected land.
The space houses the sculpture 'Drottningen och hennes skepp' by Björn Erling Evensen, which was moved here from Stureplan in 2018. This artwork serves as a focal point that shapes how visitors and local residents experience the place.
Jarlaplan is the open paved space where Birger Jarlsgatan meets Roslagsgatan, with Ellen Keys park in front of the red-brick Viktor Rydbergs gymnasium. The surface is flat grey paving and gravel with low granite kerbs, so it is easy to cross on foot; traffic signs and roadways border it on several sides, so watch for vehicles when crossing.
The square was named in 1909 and once included the undeveloped Träskfloden block; that block was filled in 1988-1995 with 191 flats by Södergruppen arkitekter and Andersson Fastigheter, a project awarded the Stockholmspriset in 1996. The light-rendered facades with vertical divisions and stone-clad ground-floor shops face the open square.
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