Probably Sweden’s biggest architectural project of the 20th century, the City Hall was completed in 1923 and has become a symbol of Stockholm. It was designed by Ragnar Ostberg, the leading architect of the Swedish National Romantic style, and displays influences of both the Nordic Gothic and Northern Italian schools. Several leading Swedish artists contributed to the rich interior design. The building contains the Council chamber of 250 offices for city administrative staff. The annual Nobel Prize festivities take place in the Blue Hall.

The banqueting Blue Hall is made from handmade bricks. The name is from the initial plan to paint the bricks blue, but the architect changed his mind. A fresco, The City on the Water, in the Prince’s Gallery is painted by Prince Eugen, who donated it to the City Hall. Sweden’s heraldic symbol, dating from the fourteenth century, tops the 106-metre tower.

Stockholm’s 101 councillors meet in the magnificent Council Chamber, which contains furnishings designed by Carl Malmsten.