Sunday, October 26, 2014

Dragon and Pelican in Stockholm

Dragon and Pelican in Stockholm


Draken (English: The Dragon) is a former cinema and concert hall in Stockholm, Sweden. It opened in 1938 as one of Stockholm's biggest cinemas, featuring a capacity of 1,125 people. The neon sign outside (top) was drawn by the artist Ragnar Person became one of the best known neon signs in Sweden.
During the 1980s it was a very popular concert hall with many notable performances by artists such as Dio, Ozzy Osbourne and Camel.[3] The venue was closed in 1996 and in 2010 turned into a self storage facility Pelican.