Ragnar Östberg

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Ragnar Östberg
Personal information
Name Ragnar Östberg
Nationality Swedish
Birth date July 14, 1866(1866-07-14)
Birth place Stockholm
Date of death February 5, 1945 (aged 78)
Place of death Stockholm
Work
Significant buildings Stockholm City Hall
Awards and prizes Royal Gold Medal
AIA Gold Medal
Honorary member of the Royal Academy
Member of the Stockholm Beauty Council
Ragnar Östberg, sculpture by Thorwald Alef
Ragnar Östberg, sculpture by Thorwald Alef

Ragnar Östberg (July 14, 1866, Stockholm - February 5, 1945, Stockholm) was a Swedish architect who is most famous for designing Stockholm City Hall. The most famous architect within the so called national romanticist movement in Sweden.

Stockholm City Hall, view over Lake Mälaren in January, Photo: Holger Ellgaard
Stockholm City Hall, view over Lake Mälaren in January, Photo: Holger Ellgaard

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