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I'm shocked how many Swedes (and Stockholmers in particular) don't know this. They just think that Globen (the Sun) is just a big spherical venue. EDIT - but
by simplecto 6y ago
I'm shocked how many Swedes (and Stockholmers in particular) don't know this.
They just think that Globen (the Sun) is just a big spherical venue.
EDIT - but to be fair there is also a surprising lack of signage or announcement that such a thing exists.
- capableweb 6y agoI mean, it's not super weird to see a globe structure somewhere and assume it's just a globe without being part of some elaborate country-wide solarsystem. Here is a tiny list of some more, but I'm sure there exists 1000s more around the world: https://second.wiki/wiki/liste_kugelfc3b6rmiger_bauwerke https://second.wiki/wiki/liste_kugelfc3b6rmiger_bauwerke
- bellyfullofbac 6y agoWell, if it was empty then it would be strange, but it's a venues hall for concerts, etc., and people could've just thought it's just the architects being creative.
- JKCalhoun 6y agoStayed in a hotel near the Ericsson Globe. No clue. When I saw the tiny Venus (or was it Mercury?) on a pedestal in downtown Stockholm, I suspected something was up.
- rob74 6y agoI don't think it was built this way with the intention to symbolize the Sun. Making it the center of a model Solar System was probably more of an afterthought (although a really cool one).
- TorKlingberg 6y agoI mean, it is a big spherical venue. Representing the Sun is more of a secondary use.
- spurgu 6y agoGloben just means literally "the globe".
- alvarlagerlof 6y agoGloben doesn't mean the sun in Swedish. It's just The Sphere. But yes, I had no idea about this.