Redevelopment of Norrmalm

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"The five trumpet-blasts" under construction in 1964.

The redevelopment of Norrmalm (

Stockholm subway was facilitated through the city. As a result of the project, over 750 buildings were demolished to make way for new infrastructure and redevelopment.[citation needed
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The renewal of Norrmalm was the largest Swedish

urban development project to date and engaged a large part of Sweden's architectural élite. The Norrmalm renewal has been criticised and admired throughout Sweden and internationally, and is regarded as one of the larger and most full-of-character of all city renewals in Europe in the aftermath of World War II, even including the cities that were severely damaged during the war.[1] Key politicians behind the massive urban renewal project included Yngve Larsson and Hjalmar Mehr
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  1. ^ Rudberg 1989, p. 146

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