Klarabergsgatan

Klarabergsgatan is a main street in the district of Norrmalm in central Stockholm, Sweden.

From 2016 to 2018 the street was renovated into a pedestrian zone, with a car lane for public transport and taxis.

Part of this hill remains under the Kirsteinska huset (later named Hotel Continental).

To accommodate the increase in car traffic after World War II the Stockholm traffic bureau had to construct a west–east main street connecting to a 31-metre-wide Klarabergsleden, part of which would be constructed by widening the streets of Klarabergsgatan and Hamngatan.

The larger of these is the department store Åhléns City, which was built in 1964 and was designed by Backström & Reinius Arkitekter AB.

To the west of the department store is the Orgenpipan 7 office building, built from 1962 to 1965 led by master builder Olle Engkvist after a design by architect Anders Berg.

This building hosted the Modehuset Claire shop which was previously called Husmoderns varuhus and was located a bit further east at the intersection between Klarabergsgatan and Drottninggatan 46.

The roofing material intended to stop moisture from leaking down to the apartments below had to be changed.