Swedish green marble
The grand staircase of Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm is made of Swedish green
Swedish green marble, or simply Swedish green, is a marble from quarries in Kolmården, in the north-eastern part of the province of Östergötland in Sweden. It is fine-grained, with a variable green colour and attractive veining, due to serpentines in the stone. It is considered one of the hardest marbles in the world.[1]
Swedish green has been used extensively in buildings and monuments in Sweden and abroad.
Main desk of the United Nations General Assembly
The main desk in the General Assembly building of the United Nations features the presiding officials rostrum constructed from green marble, with a matching wall behind it.[2]
Notable buildings with Swedish green[]
- Stadshuset, Stockholm
- Stockholm Palace, Stockholm
- Drottningholm Palace, Stockholm
- Matchstick Palace, Stockholm
- University Hall, Uppsala
- Rockefeller Center, New York City
- Paris Opera, Paris
- Bennelong Apartments, Sydney
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Material Name:Swedish green". . Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ^ "What is the name of the United Nations rostrum's background green stone?". NAK International Trading Company. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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