Bellmansro
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Bellmansro was a restaurant north of Oakhill on Djurgården in Stockholm
, dating back to 1828 when it opened a catering hall. The restaurant later received its name because of the close location to the bronze and white bust of Carl Michael Bellman
, inaugurated on July 26, 1829 by Johan Niclas Byström
. Bellmansro was long a tavern but was towards the end of the 1800s became a restaurant and food service. In the early 1900's, the restaurant had a shaky reputation. The building burned to the ground May 13, 1952. An annual festival is held on Bellman Day (July 26) commemorating the inauguration of Byström's Bellman bust.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, dating back to 1828 when it opened a catering hall. The restaurant later received its name because of the close location to the bronze and white bust of Carl Michael Bellman
Carl Michael Bellman
was a Swedish poet and composer. Bellman is a central figure in the Swedish song tradition and remains a very important influence in Swedish music, as well as in Scandinavian literature in general, to this day....
, inaugurated on July 26, 1829 by Johan Niclas Byström
Johan Niclas Byström
Johan Niclas Byström was a Swedish sculptor.Byström was born at Filipstad and went to Stockholm the age of twenty, studying there for three years under Johan Tobias Sergel. In 1809 he gained the prize of the Royal Academy of Arts, and in the following year visited Rome...
. Bellmansro was long a tavern but was towards the end of the 1800s became a restaurant and food service. In the early 1900's, the restaurant had a shaky reputation. The building burned to the ground May 13, 1952. An annual festival is held on Bellman Day (July 26) commemorating the inauguration of Byström's Bellman bust.