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Sergels torg is a well-known public square in the center of Stockholm, Sweden. The square is named after 18th century sculptor Johan Tobias Sergel, whose
workshop was located to the north.
It is noted for a several things, including its role as a starting point for demonstrations and the super ellipse shape of its traffic roundabout. The 37 meter tall glass pillar in
the center is the Kristall-vertikal accent ("Crystal-vertical accenture", 1974) by
Edvin Öhrström. The
official name is seldom used, and it is more often refered to by Stockholmers as the "glass obelisk" or by innumerable phallic-related slang words.
To the west of the actual square is a lower plaza tiled black and white, known colloquially as Plattan ("The Slab"),
which is currently mostly infamous for the number of drug-dealers present. West of Plattan is a wide stairs, a popular place for
people to set up a meeting at. West of the stairs lies Drottninggatan. To the north are five skyscrapers, some of the few buildings taller than eight stories in inner city Stockholm. To the south of the
square lies Stockholms Kulturhuset.
The Svea Road extending to the
north, originally planned as a great "National Mall" leading up to the Royal Palace, was not completed due to insufficiant funs, and currently ends at Sergels torg.
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