Located on the west bank of the Baltic Sea, Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the largest city in Northern Europe. Located on the east coast of Sweden, bordering the Baltic Sea, at the mouth of Lake Mälaren, it is a famous tourist attraction with beautiful scenery. The urban area is spread over 14 islands and a peninsula, and more than 70 bridges unite these islands, so it enjoys the reputation of "Venice of the North". The urban area of Stockholm is part of Greater Stockholm. Since the 13th century, Stockholm has been the political, cultural, economic and transport center of Sweden.
As far as the building itself is concerned, Stockholm City Hall is a chic and beautifully decorated building; In terms of its function itself, Stockholm City Hall is no different from the town halls of other European cities, it is the place where the municipal council is held and the office of the municipal government, but it is also the place where the Nobel Prizes are finally attributed every year.
Stockholm City Hall was built on the shores of Lake Mölaren in the city center, which lasted from 1911 to 1923, the main body was built of red brick, and at the top of the towering bell tower on the right is the golden crown representing Denmark, Sweden and Norway, which symbolizes the gilded crown of the former Kalmar Union and has become the most frequently mentioned feature of the town hall. Inside the bell tower, there is a museum with art exhibitions. The bell tower is 105 meters high and offers sweeping views of Stockholm.
The banquet hall known as the "Blue Hall" in the town hall is one of the most well-known halls of the town hall, every Year on December 10, the King, Queen and all the distinguished guests of Sweden gather here to hold a grand dinner for this year's Nobel Laureates, the golden lights between the columns on both sides of the Blue Hall and the blue pillars laid down in front of the blue hall set off the atmosphere of the elite gathering dinner, and the blue hall that leaves the figure of many Nobel Prize winners naturally has a unique temperament.
In addition to the Blue Hall, another ornately decorated hall, the Golden Hall, is another well-known part of the town hall. The Golden Hall is 25 meters long, and the murals made of metal and stained glass in the hall are the most eye-catching, these murals cost a total of 18 million pieces of metal and glass blocks of 1 square centimeter, the left and right walls are based on history, the left wall narrative, the right wall narrates people, respectively, showing the Swedish history of the pirate era and other periods and important figures in Swedish history.
In the middle of the front wall is the statue of the goddess of The Lake Mälaren, the protector of the city, and the left and right sides of the goddess's feet are ethnic groups from Asia and Europe, implying that people everywhere regard Stockholm as the ideal place in their hearts.
Located on the island of Yurgoden, the Skansen Museum is the most famous tourist attraction in Stockholm, showing the swedish folklore of yesteryear from a variety of perspectives. It covers an area of more than 30 hectares and has 150 houses. Among the houses, there are grass-roofed wooden or brick houses in the Signai region of southern Sweden, conical wooden houses of the Rap people in the northern region, as well as church minarets and bell towers.
Built in 1891, the Skansen Museum is a museum of living in the vast green forest, lined with more than a hundred farmhouses, churches and other buildings that have been relocated from all over Sweden. This flavor of going back to the past is also revealed in the clothing of every receptionist in the park: white aprons, plain white coats, or strings of keys tied around the waist, or feeding chickens, ducks and piglets outside the house, it is really like a century ago.
There are museums in Skansen, the most representative of which are the Postal Museum and the Tobacco Museum, and the collection is as exquisite as any independent museum.