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o Sjöfartsmuseet was created. There
Akvariet are a number of
old cottages from
Karl Johansgatan 1–3. Tel 031-368 western Sweden
35 50. v 3, 9 and 11. Open 10am– to be seen in the
5pm Tue–Sun (10am–8pm Wed). park. Areas for sport
Closed some public holidays. & and outdoor
8 phone for info. - = 7
∑ sjofartsmuseum.goteborg.se activities include
Slottsskogsvallen.
The maritime history of The park has several
Gothenburg and Bohuslän is cafés and a
one of the subjects of Sjöfarts- restaurant.
museet (the Maritime Museum). Gothenburg’s
Set up in 1933, it was funded Gathenhielmska huset, once the home of Privateer Captain oldest museum,
by the Broström shipping Lars Gathenhielm Naturhistoriska
family and is situated on Museet (the
Stigberget, high above the 1933, in memory of the sailors Museum of Natural History), lies
Göta Älv river. The fascinating from western Sweden who died in the northern part of the park.
displays also explore the some- in World War I. Dating from 1833, it moved to
times complex relationship Slottsskogen in 1923. Its vast
between man and sea, and p Gathenhielmska collection of more than 10
show how the port has adapted million exhibits incorporates
to a changing world. huset animals of all sizes from all
Those who wish to find Allmänna Vägen. v 3, 9, 11. around the world, including
out more about marine life Closed to the public. brightly coloured insects and
can head to Akvariet (the an African elephant.
Aquarium), which has 25 tanks The western side of the The most famous of its
covering both Nordic and Stigberget hill was formerly stuffed animals is Malmska
tropical waters. Here, it is the site of the Amiralitetsvarvet Valen, a blue whale measuring
possible to see how crabs, shipyard and it was here in the more than 16 m (52 ft) long,
starfish and sea anemones live early 1700s that Privateer which was beached in
40 m (130 ft) below the surface. Captain Lars Gathenhielm was Askimviken in 1865. It was
A touch-pool allows visitors to granted land by Karl XII. His stuffed and mounted on a
come into close contact with widow built a two-storey treetrunk. The upper jaw
some creatures. manor house here in 1740. It is opens, and inside the whale
Gamla Varvsparken contains one of Sweden’s best examples there is a room with benches
various busts including one of of a Carolian wooden house and wall hangings where it is
the shipbuilder F H af Chapman designed to imitate stone. said coffee used to be served.
(1721–1808) (see p83). Next to the house is an open- Now the whale is only open
Sjömanstornet tower air museum of small wooden for visits on special occasions.
outside the museum is topped houses showing what a suburb
by Ivar Johansson’s bronze looked like in 1800. s Botaniska
sculpture Woman by the Sea,
a Slottsskogen and Trädgården
Naturhistoriska Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22 A. Tel 031-
741 11 00. @ 58. v 1, 2, 7, 8, 13.
Museet Open 9am–sunset daily. & voluntary.
8 - = 7 ∑ gotbot.se
Linnéplatsen. @ 49, 52. v 1, 2, 6.
Naturhistoriska museet: Tel 010-441 Covering 1,750,000 sq m
44 00. Open 11am–5pm Tue–Sun. (432 acres) and containing
Closed some public holidays. &
8 phone to book. - = 7 16,000 species, Gothenburg’s
∑ gnm.se Botanical Garden is one of the
largest of its kind in Europe.
Since the 1870s, Slottsskogen Just under a fifth of the area
has been one of the city’s finest has been developed into
green spaces. Criss-crossed by gardens, while the remainder
paths, it features dazzling forms a nature reserve partly
planting, ponds, a zoo and consisting of primeval forest.
various activities. In spring the The gardens began to be
azalea valley is ablaze with designed in 1916 and have
colour. In 1999, what was then been expanded continually
The sculpture Woman by the Sea topping the world’s longest border, with ever since. The Rhododendron
the “sailors’ tower” over 90,000 flowering bulbs, Valley offers a rich tapestry of
The beautiful Götheborg, a replica of an 18th-century sailing ship

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