Diplomatstaden is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm

Stockholm

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, Sweden

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Diplomatstaden encompasses the area facing the Djurgårdsbrunnsviken

Djurgårdsbrunnsviken

Djurgårdsbrunnsviken is a bay in central Stockholm, Sweden, together with the canal Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen forming the northern shore line of the island Djurgården...

 bay which is located south of the eastern-most part of Strandvägen

Strandvägen

Strandvägen is a boulevard on Östermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden. Completed just in time for the Stockholm World's Fair 1897, it quickly became known as one of the most prestigious addresses in town....

. It is an exclusive residential area composed of a group of brick villas built mostly in the 1910s and 1920s.

History

The municipal council had scrapped its plans for a Nobel

Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...

 institute in the neighbouring Nobel Park (Nobelparken) in 1906. Instead, city planning authority Per Olof Hallman designed a city plan for the area in 1911 and 1914. His plan strictly specified what materials should be used and detailed much of the exterior shapes of the buildings. Additionally, the irregularly shaped sites, over time increasingly criticized by involved architects, strongly dictated the design of the buildings. Most buildings facing the street passing north of the area are surrounded by walls, while open gardens surround those facing the southern waterfront.

Hallman placed the villas in a semicircle around the English Church (Engelska kyrkan). Designed by James Souttar

James Souttar

James Souttar, born February 11, 1840 in London, died April 22, 1922 in Aberdeen, was a British architect.Souttar worked for many years in Stockholm, Sweden, and his works there include The English Church at Wallingatan in Stockholm, 1865-66, later moved to Diplomatstaden.Another building that...

 in 1863, the church was originally located at Wallingatan north of the Norra Bantorget

Norra Bantorget

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 square, but was moved brick by brick to its present location in 1913. The first villa to be built was banker Philip Geber's (5, Nobelgatan), designed by Ragnar Östberg

Ragnar Östberg

Ragnar Östberg was a Swedish architect who is most famous for designing Stockholm City Hall. He is the most famous architect within the so-called "national romanticist" movement in Sweden...

 in 1913. Two years later, the UK had their embassy built (7, Nobelgatan) to the design of British architect Sir Richard Allison

Richard Allison (architect)

Sir Richard John Allison was a Scottish architect. From 1889 he was associated with the government Office of Works in London, and from 1914 was its Chief Architect.-Selected works:* The Science Museum, London...

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The villas in the area are:

Property	Address	Year	Architect	Initial owner	Current owner (2008)
Villa Geber	5, Nobelgatan	1913	Ragnar Östberg Ragnar Östberg Ragnar Östberg was a Swedish architect who is most famous for designing Stockholm City Hall. He is the most famous architect within the so-called "national romanticist" movement in Sweden...	Philip Geber	Salvatore Grimaldi
Tryggerska villan	3, Nobelgatan	1914	Ivar Tengbom Ivar Tengbom Ivar Justus Tengbom was a Swedish architect and one of the best-known representatives of the Swedish neo-classical architecture of the 1910s and 1920s....	Ernst Trygger Ernst Trygger Ernst Trygger was a Swedish jurist professor and conservative politician. He served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1923 to 1924. He also served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1928 to 1930 in the government of Arvid Lindman...	Sveriges advokatsamfund
Brittiska residenset	7, Nobelgatan	1915	Richard Allison Richard Allison (architect) Sir Richard John Allison was a Scottish architect. From 1889 he was associated with the government Office of Works in London, and from 1914 was its Chief Architect.-Selected works:* The Science Museum, London...	UK	UK
Bünsowska villan	15, Nobelgatan	1919	Carl Westman Carl Westman Ernst Carl Westman was a Swedish architect and interior designer. He was an early adopter of the National Romantic Style, but turned later to the neo-classical style of the 1920s.-Biography :...	Robert Bünsow	Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
Tillbergska villan	9, Nobelgatan	1919	Ivar Tengbom Ivar Tengbom Ivar Justus Tengbom was a Swedish architect and one of the best-known representatives of the Swedish neo-classical architecture of the 1910s and 1920s....	Knut Tillberg	South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
Villa Gumælius	1, Nobelgatan	1924	Erik Trana	A. S:son Gumælius	Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
Villa Bonde	20, Dag Hammarskjölds väg	1925	Cyrillus Johansson	Nils Gustaf Bonde	Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
Villa Wikström	22, Dag Hammarskjölds väg	1925	Cyrillus Johansson	Carl Wikström	South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
Villa Josephson	11, Nobelgatan	1926	Erik Josephson	John Josephson	Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
Villa Bonnier	13, Nobelgatan	1927	Ragnar Östberg Ragnar Östberg Ragnar Östberg was a Swedish architect who is most famous for designing Stockholm City Hall. He is the most famous architect within the so-called "national romanticist" movement in Sweden...	Åke Bonnier	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Villa Hjorth	26, Dag Hammarskjölds väg	1930	Curt Björklund	Berndt August Hjorth Berndt August Hjorth Berndt August Hjorth was a Swedish businessman, the founder of Bahco group.Berndt August Hjorth came to Sweden in 1881. In 1889 he opened a tools and machinery shop in Stockholm, BA Hjorth & Co, incorporated as a shareholder company in 1916 and in 1954 renamed Bahco...	Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
Villa Åkerlund	2, Nobelgatan	1932	Knut Peterson	Erik Åkerlund	USA

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