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31-709: Although it has been promoted as an "Alternative Nobel Prize", it does not have any organizational ties at all to the awarding institutions of the Nobel Prize or the Nobel Foundation. The Right Livelihood Award committee arranged for awards to be made in the Riksdag of Sweden the day before the Nobel prizes and the economics prize are awarded in Stockholm . The Right Livelihood Awards are generally understood as

62-587: A Dutch renaissance structure four storeys tall with a stepped gable and called Braheska huset ("The Brahe house") until its demolition, is often appearing next to the Fleming House in engravings and paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries. It was taken over by the Crown in 1696, and used for the royal administration after the fire at the Royal Palace in 1697. By 1770, the building was handed over to

93-609: A critique of the traditional Nobel prizes. The establishment of this award followed a failed attempt to have the Nobel Foundation create new prizes in the areas of environmental protection, sustainable development and human rights. The prize has been awarded to a diverse group of people and organisations, including Wangari Maathai , Astrid Lindgren , Bianca Jagger , Mordechai Vanunu , Leopold Kohr , Arna Mer-Khamis , Felicia Langer , Petra Kelly , Survival International , Amy Goodman , Catherine Hamlin , Memorial , Edward Snowden , Daniel Ellsberg , and Greta Thunberg . Since 1985,

124-610: A result of the debate that followed the establishment of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (first awarded in 1969), the Nobel Foundation had decided not to associate the Nobel Prize with any additional awards, so von Uexküll's proposal was rejected. From 1980 to 2021, the foundation presented awards to 186 laureates from 73 countries. Its self-described purpose

155-682: A vital social and commercial meeting place until its removal in 1903 for the creation of the small park in front of the Riksdag Building. By the 1870s, the old Riksdag Building on Riddarholmen had become too small and was regarded as not representative enough, a problem also plaguing the Riksbank , then residing at the Järntorget square in Gamla stan . Helgeandsholmen was soon suggested as an appropriate site for both institutions, under

186-527: Is a small island in central Stockholm , Sweden . It is located north of Stadsholmen , and east of Strömsborg , with which, together with Riddarholmen , it forms Gamla stan , the old town of Stockholm. Helgeandsholmen contains the Riksdag Building and the Museum of Medieval Stockholm , and is connected to neighbouring islands through three bridges: Riksbron , Stallbron , and Norrbro . Despite

217-487: Is to bestow prizes and thus publicize the work of recipients' local solutions to worldwide problems. Riksdag building The Parliament House ( Swedish : Riksdagshuset [ˈrɪ̂ksdɑː(ɡ)sˌhʉːsɛt] ) is the seat of the parliament of Sweden , the Riksdag . It is located on nearly half of Helgeandsholmen (island), in the Gamla stan (old town) district of central Stockholm . The building complex

248-474: Is today) Mynttorget to Gustav Adolfs torg . Though not mentioned until 1288, the first bridge is believed to have been built with the foundation of the city in 1252. Like virtually all bridges during the Middle Ages, Norrbro was built in wood, at the time considered appropriate as bridges then easily could be dismantled during sieges. Drawbridges are mentioned in 1318, and the general urban code from

279-585: The Crown bought the house to have it demolished for the extension of the stables. During the 1640s, several people close to the Crown and Royal Court were allotted sites on Helgeandsholmen, and in 1645, Queen Christina donated the site north of The Fleming House to Anders Gyldenklou (–1665 ?), Secretary of the Chancellery, who had two buildings erected there, called Gyldenklouska huset ("The Gyldenklou House"), and subsequently sold to Lord High Chancellor ( Riksdrots ) Per Brahe (1602–1680). The palace,

310-524: The Elder (1615–1684). Destroyed by a fire in 1696, the stables were immediately rebuilt in the design of Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654–1728), a structure surviving different alternations until the beginning of the 20th century. Over the years, several canals have passed through today's Helgeandsholmen, most notably between and south of the two palaces described above. Before post-glacial rebound made

341-548: The Holy Spirit") probably dates back to the 13th century but is not mentioned until 1301. Rebuilt after a fire in 1410, it was moved to Riddarholmen by King Gustav Vasa (1496–1560) in 1531. Though the appearance of Helgeandshuset is not known, it is believed to have resembled similar institutions elsewhere and thus consist of a hospital ward and a church surrounded by other buildings and a graveyard. Originally, Norrbro stretched diagonally across Helgeandsholmen from (what

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372-537: The Nobel Prizes. He suggested new prize categories to be created: one in ecology and one in development. Like the Nobel Economics Prize , this would have been possible with an amendment to the Nobel Foundation statutes and funding of the prize amount completely separate from Nobel's fortune. The Nobel Prize amount was 880,000 Swedish kronor at that time, which corresponded to US$ 195,000. However, as

403-555: The Royal Stables, who used it for various purposes until its demolition in 1815. Completed in 1807–10, the semicircular space on Norrbro's eastern side was first used as a storage space for fisheries, finally removed on the commands of the king in 1821. Ten years later, a park was established, at the time still with a canal passing through it. Opened to the public in 1832, it became the first municipal park in Stockholm. During

434-414: The bridge alone. Until the 1640s, the width of the street varied from 10 to 20 ells (5.9–11.9 metres), but as the northern settlements were incorporated with the city in 1635, so was Helgeandsholmen, and the standard street width was regulated. Governor Klas Fleming (1592–1644) had Norrbro straightened out, in line with his own site on the street, and the width set to 24 ells (14.3 metres). Norrbro

465-492: The canals unnecessary, spring floods was a serious problem often forcing the reconstruction of bridges and other structures, but by the 17th century the first canal was scrapped, the second when the Parliament Building was built in the early 20th century. Needing access to a water mill, a royal workshop for the production of gun carriages , Lådmakaregården ("The Box Making Court") was relocated to Barkholmen in

496-607: The ceremonial group was disinvited from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs building in Stockholm. In 2019, marking the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the Award, the ceremony was held at Cirkus in front of a live audience of more than 1,200 people. World-renowned artists such as José González and Ane Brun were among the night's performers. Some media refer to the prize as the Alternative Nobel Prize , and

527-421: The ceremony has taken place in Stockholm 's old Parliament building, in the days before the traditional Nobel prizes are awarded in the same city. A group of Swedish Parliamentarians from different parties host the ceremony; in 2009 European Commissioner Margot Wallström co-hosted the ceremony. However, in 2014 when it became public that one of the recipients of the 2014 prize was whistleblower Edward Snowden ,

558-600: The complex were originally constructed to house the Riksdag in one, and the Sveriges Riksbank (Swedish National Bank) in the second, of a semicircular shape. After the bicameral Riksdag was replaced by a unicameral legislature in 1971, and the bank relocated, the building housing the bank was rebuilt to house the new Assembly Hall. During the construction, the Parliament moved into temporary premises in

589-469: The condition that the new structure didn't overshadow the Royal Palace. The winning proposal from an architectural competition in the late 1880s was further developed by the architect Helgo Zettervall (1831–1907) assisted by Aron Johansson (1860–1936). The old buildings were demolished in 1893, and both institutions completed during 1897–1906. The Riksbank was moved to Brunkebergstorg in 1976, and

620-467: The early 17th century, built on poles and reaching around Stockholmen. It was later demolished and replaced by the Gyldenklou House. Having bought a site north of the Royal Stables in 1637, Klas Fleming had his private palace, Flemingska huset ("The Fleming House"), built after his own German-Dutch renaissance design, and, subsequently, the entire neighbourhood adapted to it. In 1696 however,

651-429: The following 100 years, the park was furnished with various pavilions, bookstalls , and stages, and became a popular spot among the city's society. By the 1930s however, the park had become abandoned and shabby, and it was therefore redesigned first in 1937-38, and then again following the archaeological operations in the 1970s. A bazaar called Norrbro-basaren built on the western side of Norrbro in 1838–39, remained

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682-433: The fortifications, the entire structure being outdated later that century and finally demolished by 1672. Probably established on the island as early as 1535, Royal Stables were at first accommodated in the former hospital ward, and by 1612 given a for the purpose suitable building. First relocated north of Helgeandsholmen in the 1640s, they were moved back again in 1680 to a building designed by architect Nicodemus Tessin

713-405: The island called Helgeandsholm"). At the time, helgeandshus ( Old Swedish : hälgha ands hus . hälandzhus , helghanzhhws , hälianshus ) was a name used for charitable institutions spiritual in nature, in Stockholm first mentioned in a testament from April 24, 1301 ( domus sancti spiritus ). Though one regular shaped island today, Helgeandsholmen was until quite recently a set of islets. Before

744-463: The mid 14th century prescribes six cities around Lake Mälaren – Arboga , Enköping , Sigtuna , Strängnäs , Västerås and Uppsala – to share the costs of maintenance with Stockholm, thus indicating the bridge wasn't merely of interest to the city, but a vital part of the regional road system. These neighbouring cities gradually came to question this obligation however, and during the 16th and 17th centuries Stockholm was, bit by bit, to take charge of

775-562: The newly erected Kulturhuset (House of Culture) south of Sergels Torg , also in central Stockholm. The Right Livelihood Award has been presented to recipients at a ceremony in Parliament House. The award was established in 1980 to honour and support those "offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today." There presently 149 Laureates from 62 countries. Helgeandsholmen Helgeandsholmen ( Swedish: [ˈhêːlɡɛandsˌhɔlːmɛn] )

806-559: The prize is frequently understood as a critique of the traditional Nobel prizes. The prize differs significantly from the Nobel Prizes : Jakob von Uexküll , a philanthropist, sold his stamp collection worth US$ 1 million, which provided the initial funding for the award. Before establishing the award in 1980, von Uexkull had tried to persuade the Nobel Foundation to establish new prizes to be awarded together with

837-478: The small size, it's very important as it contains the parliament building, where the Prime Minister is. The terrace in the eastern end, called Strömparterren ("The Stream Parterr"), is a public park with a restaurant dating from 1832, while the flight of stairs leading down to the water is from 1807–1810. The quay west of the Riksdag Building once surrounded Sweden's central bank Sveriges Riksbank and

868-466: The start of extensive archaeological excavations in 1978, it was traditionally believed that the present island once encompassed three islets: As mentioned above, a charitable institution organized by a pious foundation was located on the island, receiving sick people, poor and elderly as well as foreigners, and accepting donations from burghers in city, through which the institution became an important landowner. The original Helgeandshuset ("The House of

899-546: Was designed by Aron Johansson in the Neoclassical style , with a centered Baroque Revival style facade section. Parliament House was constructed between 1897 and 1905. In 1889, a competition had been held to select a design for the new Parliament building, that Johansson won. Upon opening, it replaced the Old Riksdag Building ( Gamla Riksdagshuset ) on Riddarholmen (island). The two buildings of

930-401: Was rebuilt as one of the city's first stone bridges, the northern section completed in 1797, and the southern in 1806. An inner gate, Norreport , is mentioned south of Helgeandsholmen in 1409, and an outer gate in the 1460s, but was probably older than that. Both gates were eventually supplied with defensive towers. In the early 15th century, the walls were extended and a western tower added to

961-533: Was thus named Bankkajen ("The Bank Quay"), while the streets on southern and northern sides are called Norra/Södra Helgeandstrappan ("The Northern/Southern Helgeand Stairs"), all of them named in 1925. First mentioned in a letter written in Latin July 28, 1320 the name 'Helgeandsholmen', a corruption of Helige andens holme ("Islet of the Holy Spirit "), appears as in insula dicta helghaanzsholm ("on

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