Karlaplan is an open park

Park

A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...

-plaza

Plaza

Plaza is a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. All through Spanish America, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be...

 area in Östermalm in Stockholm

Stockholm

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. The architect Lindhagen was created the characteristic form of the plaza, during the 1890's. It was created in the image of Place de l'Étoile

Place de l'Étoile

The Place Charles de Gaulle, , historically known as the Place de l'Étoile , is a large road junction in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve straight avenues including the Champs-Élysées which continues to the east. It was renamed in 1970 following the death of General and President Charles...

 in Paris

Paris

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. The plaza is named in honour of all the Swedish

Sweden

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 kings

Monarch

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 called Karl, like Karl X Gustav, Karl XI and Karl XII. Flygarmonumentet

Flygarmonumentet

Flygarmonumentet is a statue that stands at Karlaplan in central Stockholm, Sweden. The statue was a gift from the Aeronautical Society in memory of different Swedish aviation pioneers who fell in both the North Pole expedition and in the first time of the Swedish aviator era in 1917. The task to...

is located at Karlaplan.

August Strindberg

August Strindberg

Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, autobiography,...

 lived on Karlaplan from 1901 until 1908. During World War I

World War I

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, the park was used to grow vegetable

Vegetable

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s. It remains one of the most exclusive and expensive places to live in Stockholm city, adjacent to the Royal Park, Djurgården.

See also

• Karlaplan metro station
  Karlaplan metro station
  Karlaplan metro station is a station on the red line of the Stockholm Metro, located at Karlaplan in the district of Östermalm. The station was opened in 1967.-External links:*...