Travel Reference
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Stand in front of the Kulturhuset (across from the fountain) and survey the
expansive square nicknamed “Plattan” (the platter). Everything around you
dates from the 1960s and 1970s, when this formerly run-down area was rein-
vented as an urban “space of the future.” In the 1970s, with no nearby resid-
ences, the desolate Plattan became the domain of junkies. Now the city is act-
ively revitalizing it, and the Plattan is becoming a people-friendly heart of the
commercial town. Designtorget (on the lower level) is a place for independent
Swedish designers to market and sell their clever products. Perhaps you need
a banana case?
Nearby are the major boutiques and department stores: Nordiska Kompan-
iet (NK), H&M, and Åhléns. The thriving pedestrian street
Sergelgatan
leads
past the five uniform white towers you see beyond the fountain. These office
towers, so modern in the 1960s, have gone from seeming hopelessly out-of-
date to being considered “retro,” and are now quite popular with young pro-
fessionals.
• Walk up Sergelgatan past the towers, enjoying the public art and people-
watching, to the market at Hötorget.
Hötorget:
“Hötorget” means “Hay Market,” but today its stalls feed
people rather than horses. The adjacent indoor market, Hötorgshallen, is fun
