Peerless above, unrivaled below

In a model of Stockholm as it was in the 17th century, we can recognize the King's garden and to the left  Saint Jacob's church, both still existing in modern Stockholm.  In front close to the water we find a Castle which was build by general Jakob De la Gardie in 1643.  A palace filled with art from the inside out. Lavishly decorated with sculptures, it was beautiful both from the land and from the sea. The owner called it 'the great house'; the people of Stockholm called it 'Castle Peerless', there was no rival.  Alas - 1825 in a huge fire it was totally destroyed and burned to the ground.  Blackened sculptures and columns could be saved and are now in the City museum.

Copies were made of these few remaining building parts and are now in one of the stations of the subway which is directly under the former location of the castle Makalös (Peerless).  This station and many others which have been decorated by numerous artists make the Stockholm subway system unrivaled in comparison with other subways in the world!  http://www.viralnova.com/subway-art/