Slottsbacken Obelisk - Stockholm, Sweden - Obelisks on Waymarking.com

Louis Jean Desprez, the greatest architect and scenographer of his time, designed the 22-meter granite obelisk standing in front of the royal palace. It was commissioned by Gustav III as a way of demonstrating his gratitude to Stockholm’s burghers for their guard duty during the Russian War 1788-1790.
A true obelisk is a stone pillar or monolith carved in one piece and ending in a pyramid-like point called a pyramidion. This one, however, consist of several stone blocks.

Date Created/Placed: 1800 Address: Gamla Stan, Slottsbacken Height: 22 m Illuminated: no Website: [Web Link]

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