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Gothenburg, Sweden
Self guided walk of Gothenburg Inner City and the King's Port Avenue area.
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Rune Lighthouse in Måsholmen Park by Arendal cruise terminal in Gothenburg
The southern Gothenburg archipelago(island chain) lies off the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden's second-largest city
Known as Elfarsker (river islets) in the Norse sagas, famous location for holmgangar(duel to the death) during the Viking Age
One island is considered to be the likely location of Breca and the Brondings of the Anglo-Saxon poems Widsith &Beowulf
Carolus XI Rex Bastion-Stone reminant of 1624 fortifications of Gothenburg, initially embankments along the newly dug city moat
The Golden Days- Very British Pub on the ground floor of Frimurarlogen building (Masonic Lodge) built in the early 19th century
18th century imposing stone houses in Neo-Classical style erected around the main harbour canal of Gothenburg
Gothenburg City Museum and Fighting Bridge- One of many low bridges across the moat and canals
The German Church also called Christinae Church after Queen Christina (succeeded her father Gustavus Adolphus upon his death)
Located in the city centre next to Gustaf Adolf's square
Christinae Church was inaugurated in 1748, and used by the German and Dutch congregation
The church houses a 42-bell carillon, which was cast in 1961
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