Photo gallery - The Nobel Banquet 2005

Lilies, roses, calla lilies and carnations in yellow

In homage to Alfred Nobel, every year the city of Sanremo sends flowers to decorate the Stockholm Concert Hall and City Hall. This year the flower arrangements at the Nobel Banquet were dominated by lilies, roses, calla lilies and carnations in yellow, white and red.

More than 12,000 flowers and 4,000 green leaves and sprigs decorated the Stockholm City Hall. This year the colors that dominated the floral arrangements were yellow, white and red.

Preparations for the Nobel Banquet in the kitchen of the Stockholm City Hall.

Chefs give the final touches on the starter for the evening's dinner before it is served at the Blue Hall.

Dessert is being prepared consisting of lemon and yoghurt mousse with Arctic bramble marmalade, fresh raspberries and a sauce made of raspberries and Arctic bramble.

This year's dessert, lemon and yoghurt mousse, is a departure from the concoction that has been served for decades at the Nobel Banquet, i.e., the Nobel ice cream.

1,350 guests are seated at the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall.

Floral Transformations - the divertissement during the 2005 Nobel Banquet, performed by Scandinavia's oldest university choir, the AllmÃ¤nna SÃ¥ngen Choir from Uppsala.

Performance by Scandinavia's oldest university choir, the Allmänna Sången Choir from Uppsala.

Sweden's Princess Madeleine, 2005 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Richard R. Schrock, and Sweden's Princess Christina

At the table of honor (left to right): Sweden's Princess Madeleine, 2005 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Richard R. Schrock, and Sweden's Princess Christina.

Sweden's Princess Christina, 2005 Nobel Laureate in Physics Theodor W. Hänsch, and Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria

At the table of honor (left to right): Sweden's Princess Christina, 2005 Nobel Laureate in Physics Theodor W. Hänsch, and Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria.

Roy J. Glauber delivering his banquet speech.

Nobel Laureate in Physics, Roy J. Glauber, delivering his speech at the Nobel Banquet.

Crayfish panna cotta with fennel-baked Arctic char, scallops and Norwegian lobster on baby lettuce is being served

The starter at the Nobel Banquet this year was crayfish panna cotta with fennel-baked Arctic char, scallops and Norwegian lobster on baby lettuce.

2005 Laureate in Economic Sciences Robert J. Aumann at the table of honour.

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria seated between the 2005 Nobel Laureates in Physics, Theodor W. Hänsch and Roy J. Glauber. To the right is Queen Silvia of Sweden.

2005 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Barry J. Marshall, dancing with one of his daughters.