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thumb|250px|Western side of Djurgårdsbron in 2006, looking north. Djurgårdsbron (Swedish: "The Djurgården Bridge") is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by Carl Fraenell and built for the Stockholm World's Fair 1897, the present bridge forms a southern extension to the boulevard Narvavägen, thus connecting mainland Östermalm to the island Djurgården. It is one of four bridges stretching from Djurgården, the others being Djurgårdsbrunnsbron, Beckholmsbron, and Lilla Sjötullsbron.

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Instance of
arch bridge
Has part
sculpture
Named after
Djurgården
Country
Sweden
Located in
Stockholm
Material used
steel
Image
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Has parts of class
sculpture
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inception
1897-01-01
Commons category
Djurgårdsbron
terminus location
Östermalm
Commons gallery
Djurgårdsbron
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thumb|250px|Western side of Djurgårdsbron in 2006, looking north. Djurgårdsbron (Swedish: "The Djurgården Bridge") is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by Carl Fraenell and built for the Stockholm World's Fair 1897, the present bridge forms a southern extension to the boulevard Narvavägen, thus connecting mainland Östermalm to the island Djurgården. It is one of four bridges stretching from Djurgården, the others being Djurgårdsbrunnsbron, Beckholmsbron, and Lilla Sjötullsbron.

Featured on the bridge standing on tall granite columns are four Old Norse gods, sculpted by Rold Adlersparre: Heimdall blowing in his Gjallarhorn; Odin's wife Frigg holding a rod; Freyja with a falcon (one of her guises) in her hand; and Thor with his hammer Mjolnir resting on his shoulder. Flanking the pathways are cast iron railings displaying stylized plants and the abutments and candelabras designed by the architect Erik Josephson (1864–1929).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Djurgårdsbron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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