National Romanticism
Brick, granite and timber in medieval and vernacular forms – a Nordic style for a new nation.
Around 1900 the Nordic countries sought a form of their own. Architects drew on medieval churches, Vasa-era castles and the log houses of the peasantry, and built in materials from their own soil. Craftsmanship was meant to show, and every part had its own story to tell.
Nationalism grew throughout Europe around 1900, and in the Nordic countries the question became what was Swedish, Norwegian or Finnish. Finland was seeking its identity under Russian rule; Norway became independent in 1905. Architects studied medieval churches, Vasa-era castles and farmsteads and built in native brick, granite and timber. Craftsmanship was meant to show, as a protest against the superficiality of the factory.
Stockholm City Hall is the masterpiece of National Romanticism. Engelbrekt Church, the Röhsska Museum, Carl Westman’s Court House in Stockholm and many villas and schools from around 1910 also belong to the style.
- Engelbrekt Church
- Röhsska Museum
- Helsinki Central Station
- Stockholm City Hall
- Thiel Gallery
- National Museum of Finland
- Copenhagen City Hall
- Hvitträsk
- Tampere Cathedral
- Stockholm Olympic Stadium
- Stockholm Court House
- Högalid Church
- Grundtvig’s Church
- Martin Nyrop
- Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint
- Isak Gustaf Clason
- Carl Westman
- Ragnar Östberg
- Lars Israel Wahlman
- Lars Sonck
- Eliel Saarinen
- Saint Petersburg Mosque
- Stockholms stadshus
- Tammerfors domkyrka
- Hotel Astoria
- Berghälls kyrka
- Østerport station
- Aschanska villan
- Gullranda
- Högalidskyrkan
- Feskekôrka
- Pauluskyrkan
- Stockholms rådhus
- Engelbrektskyrkan
- Joutseno kyrka
- Joensuus stadshus
- Church of the Transfiguration (Zelenogorsk, Saint Petersburg)
- Heradsbygds kyrka
- Tuira Church
- Vuolijoki kyrka
- Vyborg market
- Viborgs station