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Bjällerups church, near Staffansport, is one of the oldest Romanesque buildings in the Scania countryside, and also one of the best preserved. The church can be traced to the 1100s, but exact dating is not possible.
Photography by Jose More
Photography by Jose More
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17 imagesAle's Stones is a megalithic monument from 500 AD in Scania, southern Sweden. It is a stone ship, oval in outline, with the stones at each end markedly larger than the rest. It is 67-metres long formed by 59 large boulders, weighing up to 1.8 tons each. Photography by Jose More
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15 imagesAle's Stones is a megalithic monument from 500 AD in Scania, southern Sweden. It is a stone ship, oval in outline, with the stones at each end markedly larger than the rest. It is 67-metres long formed by 59 large boulders, weighing up to 1.8 tons each. Photography by Jose More
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8 imagesHelsingborg, officially settled in May 1085 by Denmark, is one of the oldest cities of what is now Sweden. Following the Dano-Swedish War (1657-1658) and the Treaty of Roskilde Denmark had to give up all territory on the southern Scandinavian peninsula, and Helsingborg became a Swedish city. Photography by Jose More
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18 imagesConstruction of Kalmar Castle started in the 12th Century and was completed by King Gustav I in the 16th Century. Photography by Jose More
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7 imagesKalmar Cathedral, built in the 1700’s, is one of the few unaltered buildings from Sweden’s period as a great power. The baroque altar was designed in 1704 by Nikodemus Tessin, the younger. Family coat of arm linked to a great battles at sea during the second half of the 17th century are displayed in the church. Photography by Jose More
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6 imagesLaganland, also called Moose Park or Algpark, is a moose-lovers paradise near Langan, Sweden. On the road from Stockholm to Helsingborg. MR Model Release Photography by Jose More
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6 imagesThere has been a wooden church in Källa since the 11th century. After it was destroyed by fire, and with increasing attacks from Baltic invaders, a new church was built with stones, looking more like a fortress in the 13th century. Källahamnsvägen 77 Löttorp, Öland, Sweden Photography by Jose More
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7 imagesArbetets Museum – The Museum of Work – an unusual museum. This old cotton mill, once described by Carl Milles as the most beautiful industrial building in Sweden locally known as the iron, strykjärnet. The museum depicts working life and working conditions through exhibitions, seminars and programs. Arbetets museum should be an innovative meeting place which promotes discussion on peoples work, lives and conditions. Photography by Jose More
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10 imagesBeautiful rainbows after a squall line moved through the island of Oland. Photography by Jose More
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11 imagesBjällerups church, near Staffansport, is one of the oldest Romanesque buildings in the Scania countryside, and also one of the best preserved. The church can be traced to the 1100s, but the exact dating is not possible. Photography by Jose More
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44 imagesThe Royal Palace, the official residence of His Majesty the King of Sweden, with over 600 rooms. Jose More Photography
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30 imagesGamla Uppsala, “Old Uppsala”, dating back to the 3rd century A.D. was known throughout Northern Europe as the residence of the Swedish kings of the legendary House of Yngling Dynasty. Locals celebrate their history on special holidays. Photography by Jose More