There was apparently quite the controversy over this concrete rain cover in Stockholm city center. Just looking at it, it's pretty simple. A 10 foot high central column with a long cantilevered roof. It is an ideal spot to stand out of the rain at this busy traffic junction. The original was designed by architect and urban gardener Holger Blom (1906-1996).
Svampen (translates to "mushroom" in English) was built in 1937, demolished in 1988 and rebuilt in 1989. And today, there were some people under it and most people just blasting past unaware.
In the 1960s when Sweden's traffic switched from left to right, the traffic flow in town changed and the structure fell into disrepair and was forgotten. After it was removed in 1988, people got mighty upset. They did not like this landmark disappearing and there were protests and demands that it be returned. So it was rebuilt without the kiosk in the center.
Today, it is an unofficial landmark of the city, a place to wait for friends out of the rain and is an interesting structure.
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