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Street-by-Street: Västra Nordstan

This part of Gothenburg is the pulse of the seafaring city,
encapsulating almost 400 years of history. On the quayside
along the Göta Älv river the maritime world is ever present,
with museum ships at anchor and the constant to-ing nd
fro-ing of boats and ferries. Spectacular modern buildings,
such as GöteborgsOperan and GötheborgsUtkiken,
contrast with the city’s historic monuments. These include
the East India Company building on Stora Hamnkanalen,
a reminder of the Dutch influence on Gothenburg’s
design, and Kronhuset, the city’s oldest secular building. 3 . GöteborgsOperan
Shoppers should head for nearby Nordstan, with its Generous donations enabled
department stores and galleries. the building of the long-
awaited Opera House, which
opened in 1994.

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In the harbour is one of the world’s largest U A T
floating ship museums. Both the destroyer K H T A G
Småland, launched 1952 (in the back- C S
ground), and the submarine Nordkaparen, P A Ö K
1962, can be boarded. G R I
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7 Göteborgs Stadsmuseum
The former East India Company’s classical
18th-century headquarters building is now
the setting for Göteborgs Stadsmuseum.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p287 and pp298–9

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