Norrmalm in Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden — Northern Europe (Scandinavia)
August Strindberg
Blå Tornet / Blue Tower
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2017
1. August Strindberg Marker
Inscription.
Drottninggatan 85 Blå Tornet, . Författaren August Strindberg (1849-1912) bodde i detta hus mellan 1908 och 1912. På fjärde våningen låg hans bostad som tillsammans med biblioteket på sjätte våningen numera ingår i Strindbergsmuseet. Här skrev han bl. a. dramat Stora landsvagen (1909). ,
Drottninggatan 85
Blå Tornet
Författaren August Strindberg (1849-1912) bodde i detta hus mellan 1908 och 1912. På fjärde våningen låg hans bostad som tillsammans med biblioteket på sjätte våningen numera ingår i Strindbergsmuseet. Här skrev han bl. a. dramat Stora landsvagen (1909).
The Swedish Author August Strindberg (1849-1912) lived in this house between 1908 and 1912. His residence and library are now part of the Strindberg Museum.
Huset byggdes 1907 och ritades av arkitektfirman Hagström & Ekman
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is May 14, 1912.
Location. 59° 20.311′ N, 18° 3.401′ E. Marker is in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm County). It is in Norrmalm. Marker is at the intersection of Drottninggatan and Tegnergatan, on the left when traveling north on Drottninggatan. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Drottninggatan 85, Stockholm, Stockholms län 111 60, Sweden. Touch for directions.
Regarding August Strindberg. The Swedish text provides an additional piece of information that is not provided in the English text: that here Strindberg wrote, amongst other things, the play Stora Landsvagen.
Also see . . . August Strindberg (Wikipedia). "Johan August Strindberg (22 January 1849 – 14 May 1912) 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 sixty plays and more than thirty works of fiction, autobiography, history, cultural
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2017
2. August Strindberg Marker - Wide View
The marker is visible here just to the right of the entrance.
analysis, and politics. A bold experimenter and iconoclast throughout, he explored a wide range of dramatic methods and purposes, from naturalistic tragedy, monodrama, and history plays, to his anticipations of expressionist and surrealist dramatic techniques. From his earliest work, Strindberg developed innovative forms of dramatic action, language, and visual composition. He is considered the "father" of modern Swedish literature and his The Red Room (1879) has frequently been described as the first modern Swedish novel....In Sweden, Strindberg is known as an essayist, painter, poet, and especially as a novelist and playwright, but in other countries he is known mostly as a playwright." (Submitted on August 10, 2017.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2017
3. Blå Tornet / The Blue Tower
Looking south on Drottninggatan at the building that Strindberg nicknamed "The Blue Tower".
Postcard published by Paul Häcksler, circa 1910
4. August Strindberg
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 10, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
