The geometric perspective
A straight white corridor of repeating lights.
Wille Öhgren — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Susanne Nilsson — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Susanne Nilsson — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Susanne Nilsson — CC BY-SA 2.0
For photographers or anyone interested in architecture, yes — the perspective inside is distinctive and unlike anything else in the city. A general visitor is better served by using it as a shortcut if it happens to fall between Norrmalm and the theatre district, since there is nothing inside to see but the corridor itself and it takes under five minutes.
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The Brunkeberg Tunnel is a pedestrian passage cut beneath Brunkeberg ridge in central Stockholm, over two hundred metres long, linking David Bagares gata directly with Tunnelgatan. It was dug between 1884 and 1886 to solve a practical problem: the ridge separated two adjacent districts and forced pedestrians into a long detour. Its value today is visual rather than functional: a long, perfectly straight white corridor with repeating lights along both sides, its sharp geometric perspective making it one of the most photographed spots among Stockholm photographers — and a known location internationally among architectural photography enthusiasts. Sound carries oddly inside because of its length and straightness. It gained further fame after appearing in Stieg Larsson's novels and their films, becoming part of the city's literary walking routes. Practically it is a useful shortcut between Norrmalm and the theatre district, and walking through takes no more than five minutes.
A straight white corridor of repeating lights.
Featured in Stieg Larsson's novels and films.
Tunnelgatan, 111 38 Stockholm