The Viking better known under her Swedish name as Barken Viking is a four-masted steel barque which was built in 1906 by Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen, Denmark.
She came permanently to Gothenburg in 1950 as a home for different shipping institutions and later as a school of seamanship. Today she is moored in the Gothenburg [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Evert Taube
Posted in People, Statues, tagged Evert Taube, Gothenburg, Harbor, Sweden on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Evert Taube (March 12, 1890- January 31, 1976) was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer. He was born in Gothenburg, and brought up on the island of Vinga, Västergötland.
Tilt Your Head…
Posted in Places, Statues, tagged Angered Centrum, Art, Gothenburg, Sweden on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This artwork is behind the local shopping mall in Angered.
Spray That Wall
Posted in Buildings, Places, tagged Angered Centrum, Gothenburg, Graffiti, Sweden on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Graffiti on the local library wall at Angered Centrum, a suburb 20 minutes northeast of Gothenburg.
Malfunction
Posted in Places, tagged Angered Centrum, Gothenburg, Playground, Sweden on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This playground is located in a suburb to Gothenburg, Angered, it actually wasn’t planned to be used as a playground but as a place for adults to exercise. Since the adults weren’t interested in working out the children took over the place.
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