Tulestationen, Art Nouveau train station in Vasastan, Stockholm, Sweden
Tulestationen is an Art Nouveau train station in Vasastan featuring yellow plastered walls, red sandstone gables, and intricate decorative elements adorning its facade along Tulegatan 7-13. The building showcases craftsmanship that represents an artistic expression of industrial modernization from its era.
The building was erected in 1901 and originally served as the main facility for Stockholm's electricity supply company, converting alternating current to direct current for city distribution. A portal from the city's first power plant was preserved and incorporated when that earlier facility was demolished in 1960.
The main entrance displays sculptures celebrating electricity, including a female figure adorned with light bulb wreaths alongside St. Erik carved in red sandstone. These details reflect how the building expressed pride in technological progress and the city's embrace of modern power.
The location on Tulegatan is easily accessible by public transport and sits within the Vasastan neighborhood. Visitors can view the building's exterior and photograph the facade and entrance portals.
The building incorporates an entrance portal originally from Brunkebergsverket, Stockholm's first power plant, which was demolished in 1960. This fragment from an earlier industrial era was intentionally preserved and remains visible in the facade, making it a physical link to the city's power generation history.
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