Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Gothenburg, Sweden

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 4.7 km
Ascend 129 m
Descend 104 m

Experience Gothenburg in Sweden in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in GothenburgIndividual Sights in Gothenburg

Sight 1: Oscar Fredriks kyrka

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Oscar Fredrik Church is a church in Olivedal in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was drawn by Helgo Zetterwall and erected in the 1890s. Belonging to the Gothenburg Oscar Fredrik Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was opened on Easter Sunday 1893. The style is Neo Gothic, but the influence is not the Nordic gothic style but rather the style one can find in the large cathedrals in continental Europe. The church and the parish got its name from king Oscar II.

Wikipedia: Oscar Fredrik Church (EN), Website

853 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Skansen Kronan

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Skansen Kronan Rolf Broberg (Rolf B) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Skansen Kronan is a redoubt on the hill Risåsberget, in the Haga district of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wikipedia: Skansen Kronan (EN), Website

540 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Atalante

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Atalante is a venue for stage performances in Gothenburg. It is located at Övre Husargatan 1, near Skanstorget, and from 1936 to 1986 was a cinema called Skansen.

Wikipedia: Atalante (scen) (SV), Facebook, Instagram, Website

500 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Raoul Wallenberg minnesmärke

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The Raoul Wallenberg Monument, titled In Memory of Raoul Wallenberg's Deed, was erected near the Haga Church (Hagakyrkan) in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is a 2.45 meter high monument, made partly of graphic concrete and partly of bronze, and it was created by Charlotte Gyllenhammar of Stockholm, Sweden. It was unveiled on May 25, 2007 by the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Wikipedia: Raoul Wallenberg Monument, Gothenburg (EN), Website

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Hagakyrkan

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The Haga Church is a church building located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Belonging to the Gothenburg Haga Parish within the Diocese of Gothenburg of the Church of Sweden, it was opened on Advent Sunday, 27 November 1859.

Wikipedia: Haga Church (EN)

549 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Vasaplatsen

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Vasaplatsen is a triangular public square in the district of Vasastaden in Gothenburg, Sweden. Since two tram lines crosses here, there are four combined tram and bus stops on the square close by each other that all go under the name Vasaplatsen. All public trams and buses in Gothenburg are operated by Västtrafik.

Wikipedia: Vasaplatsen, Gothenburg (EN)

262 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Vasaparken

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Vasaparken is a park in Vasastaden, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wikipedia: Vasaparken, Gothenburg (EN)

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Acceleration

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Acceleration is an abstract sculpture in bronze and stone by Ida Isaksson-Sillén that stands in Vasaparken, Gothenburg. The sculpture has the shape of a faceted cylinder, the lower part of which is made of stone. The upper part, which is made of bronze, has a notch that runs in a helix-shaped spiral around the cylinder. This incision accelerates in such a way that it is initially (at the bottom) wide and shallow and becomes narrower and deeper, with more frequent turns, the higher up it goes.

Wikipedia: Acceleration (skulptur) (SV)

154 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Vasakyrkan

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The Vasa Church is a church in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located in the area of Vasastaden, between Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet and Vasaparken. It was founded in 1909 and is built in a Neo-Romanesque style, of granite that was brought from Bohuslän. It underwent major renovations during 1999 and 2000.

Wikipedia: Vasa Church, Gothenburg (EN), Website

393 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Karin Boye

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Karin Boye is a bronze portrait sculpture by Peter Linde in two different designs, one in Gothenburg and the other in the center of Huddinge.

Wikipedia: Karin Boye (staty) (SV)

119 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Lorensbergsteatern

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Lorensbergsteatern is a theatre building in Lorensbergsparken in Gothenburg, Sweden. It has the address Karl Gerhards Plats 1 and the property code Lorensberg 29:2. The theatre was designed by architect Karl M. Bengtson, the stage design was made by the German C. Roeder, and was built on the initiative of and was partly financed by the restaurateur Sophus Petersen, who ran the restaurant in Lorensbergsparken.

Wikipedia: Lorensbergsteatern (SV)

289 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Göteborgs Stadsteater

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Göteborgs Stadsteater

Gothenburg City Theatre opened in 1934 at Götaplatsen square in Gothenburg, Sweden. The theatre was designed by Swedish architect Carl Bergsten who gave the exterior a Neo-Classical look with a touch of Streamline Moderne. The critics thought it to be a too old-fashioned building – the International Style had a big breakthrough some years before at the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition. But the interiors of the building pleased the reviewers who thought the auditorium to be "intimate" and “democratic”. The theatre went through a major renovation some years ago and the auditorium was equipped with new technology and with new seats.

Wikipedia: Gothenburg City Theatre (EN)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Statue of Poseidon

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Poseidon with Fountain or just Poseidon is a bronze sculpture that stands on Götaplatsen in central Gothenburg. The sculpture, which depicts the god of the sea Poseidon, was created by Carl Milles and was inaugurated in 1931. It is one of Gothenburg's most famous landmarks.

Wikipedia: Poseidon med brunnskar (SV)

807 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 14: Arbetarhustru

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Workers' Wife is a sculpture by Elma Oijens on Landala square in Gothenburg.

Wikipedia: Arbetarhustru (SV), Website

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