Djurgårdsbrunnsviken as viewed from the tower
Kaknästornet facing south-west.
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken is a bay in central Stockholm , Sweden , together with the canal Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen forming the northern shore line of the island Djurgården (or more correctly between Northern and Southern Djurgården ). The bridge Djurgårdsbron stretches over the bay.
Old names
Ladugårdsviken (17th-18th centuries), Surbrunnsviken , Södra brunnsviken [1]
Historically known as a good fishing ground, Djurgårdsbrunnsviken, also known as the Bay of Sweden, is today popular for bathing in summer. The bay was used for the diving , swimming (including the part for the modern pentathlon event), water polo and rowing competitions during the 1912 Summer Olympics , and during the Swedish championship 1930.[1] [2]
On the north shore of the bay are a great number of embassies and several museums, including The National Maritime Museum (Sjöhistoriska museet ), the Ethnographical Museum (Etnografiska museet ), and the (Tekniska museet ). On the south shore are the open-air museum Skansen , the Rosendal Palace (Rosendals slott ).
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b Björn Hasselblad (1990). "Södra Djurgården". Djurgårdsvandringar på norra och södra Djurgården (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Kungliga Djurgårdens förvaltning. p. 23. ISBN 978-91-970418-0-5 .
^ 1912 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 211-7, 221-2.
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Coordinates : 59°19′52″N 18°06′32″E / 59.33111°N 18.10889°E / 59.33111; 18.10889
Venues of the
1912 Summer Olympics (
Stockholm )
Olympic venues in diving
20th century 21st century
2000 : Sydney International Aquatic Centre
2004 : Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
2008 : Beijing National Aquatic Center
2012 : Aquatics Centre
2016 : Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre
2020 : Tokyo Aquatics Centre
2024 : Seine-Saint-Denis
2028 : Dedeaux Field
Olympic venues in modern pentathlon
20th century
1912 : Barkarby , Djurgårdsbrunnsviken , Kaknäs , Östermalms IP , Stockholm Olympic Stadium
1920 : Olympisch Stadion
1924 : Fontainebleau , Le Stand de Tir de Versailles , Piscine des Tourelles , Stade Yves-du-Manoir
1928 : Amersfoort , Hilversum , Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium , Schermzaal , Zeeburg Shooting Grounds
1932 : 160th Regiment State Armory , Los Angeles Police Pistol Range , Riviera Country Club , Sunset Fields Golf Club , Swimming Stadium
1936 : Döberitz , Haus des Deutschen Sports , Olympic Swimming Stadium , Ruhleben , Wannsee Golf Course
1948 : Aldershot , Bisley National Rifle Association Ranges , Royal Military Academy
1952 : Hämeenlinna
1956 : Oaklands Hunt Club , Royal Exhibition Building , Swimming/Diving Stadium , Williamstown
1960 : Acqua Santa Golf Club Course , Palazzo dei Congressi , Passo Corese , Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto , Umberto I Shooting Range
1964 : Asaka Nezu Park , Asaka Shooting Range , Kemigawa , National Gymnasium , Waseda Memorial Hall
1968 : Campo Militar 1 , Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall , Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool , Vicente Suárez Shooting Range
1972 : Messegelände Fechthalle 2 , Olympiastadion , Riding Facility, Riem ; Schießanlage , Schwimmhalle
1976 : Montreal Botanical Garden , Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont ; Olympic Pool , Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie ; Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal
1980 : CSKA Football Fieldhouse , Dynamo Shooting Range , Swimming Pool - Olimpisky , Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex
1984 : Coto de Caza , Heritage Park Aquatic Center
1988 : Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool , Mongchontoseong , Olympic Fencing Gymnasium , Seoul Equestrian Park , Taenung International Shooting Range
1992 : Cross-country course, Mollet del Vallès Shooting Range , Palau de la Metal·lúrgia , Piscines Bernat Picornell , Real Club de Polo de Barcelona
1996 : Georgia International Horse Park , Georgia Tech Aquatic Center , Georgia World Congress Center
21st century
2000 : Sydney Baseball Stadium , Sydney International Aquatic Centre , The Dome and Exhibition Complex
2004 : Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre
2008 : Olympic Green Convention Center , Olympic Sports Centre , Ying Tung Natatorium
2012 : Aquatics Centre , Greenwich Park , Copper Box , Royal Artillery Barracks
2016 : Deodoro Aquatics Centre , Deodoro Stadium , Youth Arena
2020 : Musashino Forest Sport Plaza , Tokyo Stadium
2024 : Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines , Palace of Versailles
2028 : VELO Sports Center , Dignity Health Sports Park
Olympic venues in rowing
20th century 21st century
Olympic venues in swimming
19th century 20th century 21st century
Olympic venues in water polo
20th century 21st century