Chapter 488: Cultural Heritage
As early as 1872, the Swedish naturalist and founder of the open-air museum, Heserius, began preparations for the construction of the museum, which was not officially completed until 1907, 35 years later. The entire museum building has four floors, the first floor exhibits Swedish agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing and other objects, including farmers' houses, fishing, hunting, farming and handicraft workshops, as well as the life of the ethnic minority Lapp people.
On the second floor, there are related items and household furniture that show the strange customs of various places. On the third floor, there are musical instruments, puppets, toys, clothing of high-class figures, food and beverages, as well as folk crafts from Sweden and Norway. The fourth floor is the furniture exhibition hall, which displays various furniture such as the Nordic Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and French Louis XVI era, with a total of 25 exhibition rooms.
Queens' Island Palace is a royal domain, 15 kilometers from the city center, because its construction was inspired by the Palace of Versailles in France, so it is known as the "Versailles of Sweden", and is the first scenic spot in Sweden to be included in the World Cultural Heritage List.
Attractions include Queen's Island Palace, the Court Theatre, the China Palace and the Gardens. QueensIsland Palace is the heart of this royal territory.
The golden age of the Slottstetern was during the reign of Gustav III, who was later closed after his assassination at a ball held at the theater. It was renovated in 1922 and re-performed in its original state, and the theater still holds classical plays.
The Chinese Palace (Kina slott) consists of a palace and two pavilions, both inside and out, in Chinese and Asian art styles.
The Swedish Parliament building is east of the royal palace in the old town. Even if you're just an ordinary citizen, you can come here to listen to a debate on national politics here.
Swedish children's politics is opened by this live realpolitik scene, which is much more intuitive and profound than receiving indoctrination in political classes and textbooks.
Prince Eugen was not fond of power, but was fond of art and culture, so he was called the artist-prince Eugen. As a member of the royal family, he had a penchant for collecting art, and he was also an outstanding artist in his own right, as we can tell from the murals in the town hall.
The prince's main collection and some of his works are now on display in the House Museum. The garden of the house is built along the small seaside plateau of the Baltic Sea, and contains bronze replicas of about 10 world-famous sculptures, placed in front of the palace, among the flowers, under the shade of the trees, and by the path, which is really pleasing to the eye!
It is the oldest church in the city, dating back to 1279, but its architecture has been continuously modified and adjusted, the last time in 1736-1745, when the architect Kaberg added a beautiful tower with clocks to the building.
Since the 15th century, all the coronations of Swedish kings have been held in this cathedral.
Stockholm Cathedral was first mentioned in writing in 1279, became a Martin Luther Protestant church in 1527, and today is Stockholm Cathedral. The church has a number of unique artefacts, the most famous being the wood carving of St. George and the fire dragon carved by Bernt Notko in 1489.
Millesgården is located on the northeastern island of Liding ö, where Carl Millers (1875-1955), a famous Swedish sculptor, bought the hillside by the bay in 1906 and built his villa and creation room.
After his death, Millers was opened as a museum, displaying the sculptor's works of art and his extensive collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures, including Chinese Tang Sancai and Ming Dynasty stone carvings.
The garden is built on a hillside and faces a quiet bay, and is decorated with statues of sculptors, columns and sculptural fountains. Guo Moruo also visited the garden and left his own inscription poems.
Millers Park is the sculptor Carl Millers' private garden, and its prime location on a hillside overlooks the city of Stockholm.
In the sparsely planted garden, there are many of Millers' own proud works, in addition, there are some sculptures that Millers has collected over the years, from ancient Greece and Rome to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, each interesting piece will decorate the garden more vividly.
On November 10, 2005, Sweden Post issued a set of stamps entitled "Angels of Millers Park", which depict sculptures of angels playing recorders, tubas, flutes and trumpets in Millers Garden.
The Konserthuset was built in 1926 with an all-blue façade and was mainly used as a performance venue for the Royal Swedish Philharmonic Orchestra. The annual Nobel Prize ceremony is held here.
In front of the concert hall is the Hötorget, full of stalls of fruits, vegetables and small vendors. In front of the concert hall in the square is a statue of Orpheus of Milles, a singer from Greek mythology, holding the harp, his instrument.
In Stockholm, there are many shops selling side dishes, both raw and cooked, and even canned fish. There are too many types of fish to count, but there are few varieties of vegetables and fruits, and the prices are high because Stockholm has a cold climate that is not suitable for plant growth.
Stockholmers have a tradition of eating assorted soup on Thursdays, accompanied by cured pork, sausages and mustard. Beverages of choice include hot punch and cold beer. After that, there are snacks with jam and puffed cream.
Most Stockholm restaurants offer a daily special meal at lunchtime, which usually includes drinks, salads, bread and coffee.
To make Stockholm meatballs: soak the bread in milk until soft, peel and wash the shallots, chop them into minced pieces, add butter and stir-fry them for later use.
Chop the beef, put it in a bowl, add the scrambled shallots, eggs, bread (squeezed out of milk), salt, chili noodles, cardamom noodles, etc., and stir vigorously. While stirring, add the milk one by one until a paste is formed.
Squeeze them into balls and stick them with flour. Put it into the oil pan, fry it until golden brown, remove it and put it in a simmering pot, add an appropriate amount of beef broth and sour cream, adjust the taste, and simmer over a simmer. Serve with mashed potatoes or other vegetarian dishes. The meatballs are rich and fragrant, crispy and delicious.
Ye Chao is here, and he also likes to eat several delicacies, such as reindeer meat slices.
Reindeer is a specialty of northern Sweden, so be sure to try it locally if you are going to the North Pole (kiruna). Ingredients: reindeer meat, potatoes, red onion, lingonberry ketchup.
Stockholm is home to thousands of restaurants to suit all tastes and consumption levels, from old-fashioned bakeries and coffee shops to gourmet restaurants. In addition, there are some upscale malls in the city.
Most cafes and restaurants serve special lunch dagens ratt or dagens lunch at a fixed price (usually 60~70 SEK) from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, usually including a main course and a salad. Bread. Cold drinks and coffee, this is the most economical way to eat for upper-class Swedes.
For a quick, cheap snack, start with Grillad Korv Med Brod, a simple hot dog sausage bread (SEK 12~25, available at numerous stalls and food trolleys).
Similar breads include boiled hot dog sausage bread (kokt korv) and a variety of rulle – hot dog sausage with mashed potatoes, onions, shrimp salad, etc.