More adventures in Stockholm
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THE
VASA MUSEUM is Scandinavia's most visited museum.
The Museum was inaugurated in 1990. In the large shiphall stands the warship Vasa - the only remaining, intact 17th century ship in the world. The lower rig has been rebuilt, complete with masts, stays and shrouds. Just like the Vasa would have looked when set for winter in harbour. The wreck, salvaged in 1961, is now once again a complete ship. The Vasa sunk to the bottom of the harbor on her maiden voyage in 1628. She laid on the bottom for 300 years. The history of the original ship building, the salvage and the reconstruction is a story well told at this historical site. |
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CONFIDENCEN, a theater which dates back to 1700 was rediscovered by Kjerstin
Dellert an opera singer who lovingly raised hundreds of thousands of dollars,
world wide to renovate it and who has donated unmeasurable time and energy..
We were delighted to see Ms Dellert in concert at the Confidencen during my visit to Sweden. Confidencen gets its name from an interesting contraption that was built into the saloon of the theater. A huge table where guests dined, was lowered into the basement, reset with the next course and raised again, to the delight of the guests. |
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THE
HALLWYLSKA MUSEUM is an old house from the turn of the century. It
was built in 1898 for the Hallwyl family.The lady of the house, Vilhelmina
von Hallwyl was a rather eccentric lady who collected thousands of "things"
that now fill the small and beautiful palace. She travelled for 70 years
in Europe, Asia and the Orient to create a palace that would be first class
and unique and so it is. The staircase in marble is a copy of the one in
the Royal Castle however, the Royal Family never could afford so
much real marble as lady Hallwyl. The palace-house with all its interiors
were donated to the swedish state as
a museum in 1920. This is one of the finest museums in Stockholm.
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