Step into the quiet retreat of Carl von Linné in Humlegården: A resilient

Humlegården, situated in the heart of Stockholm, is home to Linnémonumentet, a sculpture group featuring Carl von Linné. Sculpted by Frithiof Kjellberg and unveiled on May 13, 1885, this statue resides as one of the few survivals of Sweden's allotment-garden movement, a terraced park established in 1912. Initially planned for placement outside Kungliga Vetenskapsakademin's Westmanska Palatset, Frithiof Kjellberg championed the statue's relocation to Humlegården, which received approval in 1878.

Linnémonumentet depicts Linné as an elderly scientist. In Linnémonumentet, Linné clutches a copy of Systema naturae and a cherished flower. Four female figures, symbolizing botanics, zoologics, medicine, and mineralogy, salute their iconic scientist, adorning the statue's base.

Botanics is adorned with a flower and a magnifying glass, medicine with a Hygieia's vase and the Rod of Asclepius, mineralogy with a crystal and a manuscript, and zoology wields a butterfly in one hand.

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