When the Stockholm Observatory in Saltsjöbaden was inaugurated in 1931, it was called one of the largest and best-equipped observatories in Europe. The architect behind this monumental building was none other than Axel Anderberg, known for the Royal Opera House and the Swedish Museum of Natural History.
“And perhaps an observatory will be built up here,” joked Knut Wallenberg as early as 1890—and so it was.
The observatory, with its unique telescopes and beautiful domes, was for a long time a place for groundbreaking astronomical research. But as city lights and technological advances took over, the researchers moved out in 2001. Today, the building lives on as Kunskapsskolan Saltsjöbaden, where young people once again gaze at the stars—now in a historic setting where both the telescopes and the dreams are in use again.