Högalid Church

Stockholm, Sweden

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Högalid Church stands on elevated ground in Stockholm's Södermalm district, a prominent ecclesiastical landmark completed in 1923 and designed by architect Ivar Tengbom. Built between 1916 and 1923 in brick with a soaring 84-meter height, it exemplifies the National Romantic architectural style and complements the contemporary Stockholm City Hall across Riddarfjärden. The church features exceptional artworks: a crucifix by sculptor Gunnar Torhamn—the largest in Scandinavia—alongside frescoes and chancel decorations also by Torhamn, and a neo-Byzantine retable by Erik Jerke. It preserves older artifacts including a 16th-century baptismal font and 18th-century altar candelabras. Tengbom's design extends to a community hall and parsonage; a 1939 columbarium complements the complex, and the graveyard chapel displays mosaics by Einar Forseth. Listed as an ecclesiastical heritage complex, the church transformed its once-barren setting into a park and remains one of Sweden's foremost National Romantic structures.