Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Gothenburg, Sweden
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8.9 km
219 m
Explore Gothenburg in Sweden with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in GothenburgIndividual Sights in GothenburgSight 1: Röhsska museet
The Röhsska Museum, is located in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is a museum focused on design, fashion and applied arts.
Sight 2: Bältespännarna
The Knife Wrestlers is a sculpture in the style of Romantic nationalism created by the Swedish sculptor Johan Peter Molin in the middle of the 19th century. It depicts two men involved in a fight with knives. The sculpture was Molin's breakthrough work and was for some time well known in Europe. Multiple copies of the sculpture were made. Today, copies are located in Gothenburg in Bältespännarparken, in front of the Swedish National Museum in Stockholm, in Vänersborg and in Mästarnas park in Hällefors.
Sight 3: Karl IX:s ryttarstaty
Karl IX's equestrian statue or "Kopparmärra" is an equestrian statue in Gothenburg, Sweden, depicting Karl IX. It was created by the sculptor and professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, John Börjeson, and was inaugurated in 1904 in the middle of Östra Hamngatan at Kungsportsplatsen. In 1936 it was moved to the east side of the street, northeast of the intersection with Södra/Östra Larmgatan.
Sight 4: Gothenburg Cathedral
Book Ticket*Gothenburg Cathedral is a cathedral in Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden. It is the seat of the bishop of the diocese of Gothenburg in the Church of Sweden.
Sight 5: Möte
Meeting is a sculpture at Kaserntorget in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Sight 6: Flickan och sjötrollen
The Girl and the Sea Trolls, also known as the Wooded Fountain, is a sculpture by Ivar Johnsson, placed in 1919 on Flora's Hill in Kungsparken in central Gothenburg. The sculpture consists of a grey granite well tub in which a naked girl in diabase stands on a pillar. Around the tub there are three sea trolls. The tub was designed by architect Arvid Fuhre.
Sight 7: Hagakyrkan
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.
Sight 8: Järntorgsbrunnen
Järntorgsbrunnen, or using the artists title, De fem världsdelarna, is a sculpture by Tore Strindberg, inaugurated October 12, 1927 at Järntorget, Göteborg, Sweden.
Sight 9: Genom arbete i arbete
Through Work in Work is a sculpture group, made by Sam Westerholm, at Olof Palme's place at Järntorget in Gothenburg. It was inaugurated in September 1986 by Stig Malm in connection with a Nordic workers' conference.
Sight 10: Oscar Fredriks kyrka
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.
Sight 11: Masterna
The masts are a wooden sculpture created in 1971 by Erling Torkelsen and placed in the middle of Masthuggstorget in Gothenburg.
Sight 12: Sankt Johannes kyrka
St. John's Church is a church building that has been managed by the Gothenburg City Mission since 1996. It is located in the Stigberget district of Gothenburg Municipality.
Sight 13: Masthuggskyrkan
Masthugg Church in Gothenburg, Sweden, was built in 1914. Its position on a high hill (Masthugget) close to the city and near the Göta älv makes it a striking sight – the church tower is 60 m (200 ft) high in itself. The church represents the National Romantic style in Nordic architecture and was designed by Sigfrid Ericson. The church, which has become one of the symbols of Gothenburg, is a popular tourist attraction.
Sight 14: Gathenhielmska Huset
The Gathenhielmska house is a cultural memorial house in the first neighborhood Gatenhjelm at Stigbergstorget 7 in Majorna in Gothenburg. Since 1987, the house is owned by the municipality of Gothenburg. It houses a residence of 160 square meters. The house was in 1964 declared a building memory. On 10 July 1943 it was first built protection under the 1942 Law on Cultural Historically Strange Buildings.
Sight 15: Kvinna vid havet
Woman by the sea, also called the Sjömanshuswrun, is a sculpture by Ivar Johnsson. It is located at Sjömanstornet at the Sjöfartsmuseet Aquariet in Gothenburg.
Sight 16: Pennsylvaniamonumentet
The Pennsylvania monument, also the new Swedish monument or the Delawarestenen, is a monument that was inaugurated in 1937. The monument is in the Old Varvsparken at the Maritime Museum in Gothenburg.
Sight 17: Kulturreservatet Gathenhielm
The Gathenhielm Cultural Reserve, also known as the Gathenhielm Cultural Reserve or Gathenhielm Reserve, is a cultural reserve in Majorna, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Sight 18: Bergslagsunrnan
The Bergslagen urn is a cast iron urn designed by Eric Grate and with several reliefs shows the Swedish iron industry in a historical perspective.
Sight 19: Carl Johans kyrka
Carl Johan Church is a Church of Sweden parish church on Sagberget, in Gothenburg. The church, designed by Fredrik Blom, is named after King Charles XIV John, who a year before the opening ceremony in 1826 was on a visit to the nearby porter brewery at Klippan.
Sight 20: Röda sten
Röda Sten is an area in the Sandarna district of the Port of Gothenburg. It is located under the southern abutment of the Älvsborg Bridge on Södra Älvstranden in direct connection to the Klippan area. The postal address of the area is "Röda Sten".
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