Very few people back in the mid-19th century could probably have imagined that the massive fortifications designed to defend the Swedish capital against any invader would never be finished. Even fewer would have predicted that they would end up in an office building lobby and occasionally be used as a yoga studio.
When construction on the Johanneshov fort started in 1859, this area was an uninhabited and undeveloped piece of land. Though rather nondescript, the location was ideal for a sconce (small fortress) in a strategically important area.
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Sites
| Name | Since | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Line en fi ru sv | 2.3km | site_izi | |||
| Walk from the Viking Line terminal toward the Slussen Promenade with Tim Richards en | 2.3km | site_izi | |||
| Viking Line en sv | 2.3km | site_izi | |||
| Engelska en sv | 2.2km | site_izi | |||
| World Heritage the Woodland Cemetery — Official Audio Guide in English en sv | 2.2km | site_izi | |||
| Abandoned Eriksdal Train Tunnel | 2019 | 1.1km | site_ao | ||
| Johanneshov Sconce | 2018 | 0km | site_ao | ||
| Markuskyrkan | 2.1km | site_brutalism | |||
| Skogskyrkogården | 1994 | 2.6km | site_whs |
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