Travel Reference
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Malmö has become a commuter base for Danish residents in Copenhagen as result of this
remarkable piece of infrastructure - after it reaches the end of the bridge section the road
and rail lines literally disappear into the water, to become a tunnel until it emerges next to
Copenhagen airport. It's quite a sight from the air, especially when seen next to Copenha-
gen's magnificent series of aero-generators that line its side of the Öresund strait.
Within Stockholm, contemporary design and culture found a robust home in 1974 in the
excellent Kulturhuset, a large modernist pavilion holding a wide range of cultural activit-
ies. Designed by Peter Celsing, it's like a big set of drawers offering their wares onto the
large plaza outside, Sergels Torg; the
torg
(town square) is the modern heart of Stockholm,
and standing at its centre is Kristallvertikalaccent (Crystal Vertical Accent), a wonderful,
luminescent monument to modernity and glassmaking traditions. Designed by sculptor
Edvin Öhrström, it was the result of a 1962 competition. Sergels Torg itself has a distinct-
ive triangular ground pattern, a modern backdrop for protests and markets, with the T-Cen-
tralen metro station underneath.
