4. The Stockholm subway is considered ”the longest art gallery
in the world”. It has 3 main lines (the blue, red and green) a
tour of nearly 110 km long and 100 stations of which 47 are
underground and 53 surface.
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natural bedrock has been used at several stations, as
the raw material and is used as part of the decoration
of various shapes and creative expressions of art.
From fresh to carved stone statues, metals, inlays of
different materials and multifarious paintings, bright
colors.
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to the world, where Swedish artist Helga Henschen would
fill the cave with the story of life with birds, animals,
flowers, men and women.
In Rissne station, a fresh information on the walls tells
the story of Earth's civilizations along the platform.
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thereafter, all stations incorporated art, yes, always trying
the work be integrated into the environment.
In the many stations you can find works by nearly 150
artists.
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getting back into the Stone Age but in the XXI century.
