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The Stockholm Courthouse (1911-1915), by Carl Westman

Detail of Finnish National Theatre facade

The National Romantic style was a Nordic architectural style that was part of the national romantic movement during the late 19th and early 20th century. The style can be seen as a reaction to industrialism and an expression of nationalism.

Examples of National Romantic architecture

• Finnish National Theatre (Suomen Kansallisteatteri) (1902)
• Copenhagen City Hall (Rådhus) (1905)
• National Museum of Finland (Suomen Kansallismuseo) (1905)
• Helsinki Central railway station (Helsingin Rautatieasema) (1904-1915)
• Tarvaspää, (1913) the house and studio built for himself by Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela
• Stockholm Court House (Stockholms Rådhus) (1915)
• Röhss Museum (Röhsska konstslöjdsmuseet) (1916)
• Stockholm City Hall (Stockholms stadshus ) (1923)

References

• Swedish national romantic architecture