Skansen has about 150 buildings from all over Sweden, disassembled and reassembled piece by piece in their final position, giving an overview of life in Sweden from the poor farming villages to the rich homes of the nobility.
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In the nineteenth century, Sweden, is undergoing profound changes. Its very rural way of life gives way to an industrialized society, leaving many people to fear a loss in the history of national traditions and customs. Artur Hazelius, creates the first open-air museum in the world on a nearby hill.
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Skansen is an open-air museum and a zoo on the island of Djurgården in Stockholm. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius to show the lifestyle in Sweden during the past centuries.
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The Vasa is a warship built for King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden, the Vasa dynasty, between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after a navigation of only one nautical mile on his maiden voyage August 10, 1628.
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Sarcophagus of Birger Jarl, the founder of the City of Stockholm
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The Town Hall (Stadshuset in Swedish) is the flagship building of Stockholm, whose picture is present on any self-respecting tourist brochure! It was built between 1911 and 1923 by architect Ragnar Ostberg 8 million that would have used red brick. Ragnar Ostberg was inspired by Venetian palaces, including the Doge's Palace and City Hall articulated around two main piazzas: the Borgargarden (outdoor) and Bla Hallen (Blue Hall, inside). The tower reminds one of Stadshuset campanile. Construction costs rose to 18.5 million crowns. The inauguration took place June 23, 1923, exactly 400 years after the arrival of Gustav Vasa in Stockholm.
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Place Evert Taubes, Stockholm
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