Slussenområdet is an area of central Stockholm, on the Söderström river, connecting Södermalm and Gamla stan. The area is named after the locks between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. Called Karl Johanslussen, the locks themselves allow passage between these two bodies of water. Slussen also refers to the cloverleaf interchange and associated pedestrian passages and walkways opened on 15 October 1935.
Aerial view of Slussen in 1935
Slussen in 1936
Locks in operation, April 2009
Destruction of the area's main features began in 2015 when the famous oval-shaped Kolingsborg building was levelled.
Södermalm, often shortened to just Söder, is the southern district of Stockholm City Centre.
18th century housing facing Riddarfjärden
Brännkyrkagatan on Södermalm.
Ryssgården square at the Slussen area, Södermalm.
Wooden house at Åsögatan 213, built 1730.