The South and the Kingdom of Glass
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Lund's Domkyrkan, consecrated in 1145, is a monumental gray-stone Romanesque cathedral, the oldest in Scandinavia. Since the Reformation it...Read More
The attractive coastal town of Kalmar, opposite the Baltic island of Öland, is dominated by the imposing Kalmar Slott. Built in the 12th century...Read More
One of Sweden's most outstanding art museums is in a turn-of-the-20th-century brick building that was once a power plant. It has exhibitions...Read More
Boda Glasbruk, part of the Kosta Boda Company, is the second-oldest glassworks here, founded in 1864. The work here has an ethereal theme, with...Read More
One block east of the cathedral is the Botaniska Trädgården, which contains more than 7,000 specimens of plants from all over the world, including...Read More
You can learn about Scandinavian art and design at the Form/Design Center. The center is run by SvenskForm, a nonprofit association that promotes...Read More
The Franciscan monastery Gråbrödraklostret, which adjoins St. Peter's church, is one of the best-preserved cloisters in Sweden. The oldest parts...Read More
This is highly impressive building was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder in 1660 in the Italian baroque style. Inside, the massive open...Read More
In addition to good archaeological and ethnographic collections, this museum contains the remains of the royal ship Kronan, which sank in...Read More
The Kingdom of Glass's oldest works, dating from 1742, was named for the two former generals who founded it, Anders Koskull and Georg Bogislaus...Read More
Right next to the Lund Art Gallery is Krognoshuset, Lund's best-preserved medieval residence, and a small but well-presented art gallery. The...Read More
This cobblestone square has some of the city's oldest buildings, which date from the 17th and 18th centuries. It is clustered with cafés, restaurants...Read More
The all-brick Lund Art Gallery may have a rather forbidding iron entrance and few windows, but skylights allow ample sunlight into the large...Read More
The city's castle, Malmöhus, completed in 1542, was for many years used as a prison (James Hepburn, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, was one...Read More
Now one of the best-known glass companies in Sweden, Orrefors arrived on the scene late—in 1898—but set particularly high artistic standards...Read More
The Rådhuset, dating from 1546, dominates Stortorget, a huge, cobbled market square in Gamla Staden, and makes an impressive spectacle when...Read More
The royal family, the ministry of foreign affairs, and parliament have all commissioned work from Skruf, which started in 1896. Local farmers...Read More
The church itself here was built shortly after 1220 as a basilica in the Romanesque style, though there have been later additions. The watchman...Read More
In Gamla Staden, the Old Town, look for the St. Petri Church, on Kalendegatan; dating from the 14th century, it is an impressive example of...Read More
Sweden's best-preserved theater from the late 1800s is beautiful and ornate. The dramatic interior adds a great deal to any performance seen here. ...Read More
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