Evert Taubes Terrass

"Evert Taube's terrace is a stone-paved place on western Riddarholmen in Stockholm. The terrace is located between the Wrangel Palace and Riddarfjärden and forms part of Norra Riddarholmshamnen. Taube's statue, sculpted by Willy Gordon, has been standing on Evert Taube's terrace since 1990. The Evert Taube terrace was built in the early 1960s and was named in 1983 after the troubadour Evert Taube. In 1990, for the 100th anniversary of Taube's birth, a bronze sculpture by Willy Gordon was erected, depicting Evert Taube, wearing a sombrero and poncho. In one hand he holds his lute, with the other he points over Riddarfjärden and Södermalm, where he lived. Behind him rises Stockholm's city hall. The sculpture was a gift from the friends of the Evert Taube Society. The plinth is carved from granite from Vinga, Taube's birthplace. At the southwest part of the terrace is the sculpture "The Sun Boat" by the sculptor Christian Berg, erected in 1966."

"The buildings on Riddarholmen are all beautiful to see, but this is also a very nice viewpoint looking out over Södermalm and the city hall."