Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Gothenburg, Sweden

Carl Johan Church is a Church of Sweden parish church on Sagberget, in Gothenburg. The church, designed by Fredrik Blom, is named after King Charles XIV John, who a year before the opening ceremony in 1826 was on a visit to the nearby porter brewery at Klippan.

Wikipedia: Carl Johan Church (EN)

The Gathenhielm Cultural Reserve, also known as the Gathenhielm Cultural Reserve or the Gathenhielm Reserve, is a cultural reserve in Majorna, Gothenburg.

Wikipedia: Kulturreservatet Gathenhielm (SV)

The Maritime Museum The Aquarium, originally just the Maritime Museum, in Gothenburg is located in Gamla Varvsparken at Stigbergstorget in the 3rd block Bläsan in Majorna. Next to the museum rises the Seaman's Tower. The museum's property – with the designation Majorna 403:3 – has been owned and managed by Higab since 13 January 2017. During the period 17 September 2018 to 9 December 2022, the museum was closed for renovation and extension. It reopened on December 10, 2022 with a new aquarium building underground, new exhibitions and a new entrance facing Karl Johansgatan.

Wikipedia: Sjöfartsmuseet Akvariet (SV), Website

The Seamen's Tower, also known as the Maritime Monument, is a 44-metre-high tower at the Maritime Museum Aquarium in Gothenburg, inaugurated at the same time as the museum, in 1933. It was erected in memory of Swedish sailors who perished during the First World War. At the top of the tower is Ivar Johnsson's five-metre-high bronze sculpture Woman by the Sea, popularly known as the Seaman's Wife. The top of the statue, including the sculpture, stands 62 meters above sea level. The Seaman's Tower is designed as a column and built in yellow brick.

Wikipedia: Sjömanstornet (SV)

Woman by the Sea, also known as the Seaman's Wife, is a sculpture by Ivar Johnsson. It is located on the Seaman's Tower at the Maritime Museum Aquarium in Gothenburg.

Wikipedia: Kvinna vid havet (SV)

The Pennsylvania Monument, also known as the New Sweden Monument or the Delaware Stone, is a monument that was inaugurated in 1937. The monument stands in the Old Shipyard Park at the Maritime Museum in Gothenburg.

Wikipedia: Pennsylvaniamonumentet (SV)

The Gathenhielmska House is a listed building in the first block of Gatenhjelm at Stigbergstorget 7 in Majorna in Gothenburg. Since 1987, the building has been owned by the City of Gothenburg. It houses a home of 160 square meters. The house was declared a listed building in 1964. On 10 July 1943, it was the first building to be protected under the 1942 Act on Culturally Historically Remarkable Buildings.

Wikipedia: Gathenhielmska huset (SV), Website

Masthugg Church in Gothenburg, Sweden, was built in 1914. Its position on a high hill (Masthugget) close to the city and near the Göta älv makes it a striking sight – the church tower is 60 m (200 ft) high in itself. The church represents the National Romantic style in Nordic architecture and was designed by Sigfrid Ericson. The church, which has become one of the symbols of Gothenburg, is a popular tourist attraction.

Wikipedia: Masthugg Church (EN), Website, Wikimedia_commons

St. John's Church is a church building that has been managed by the Gothenburg City Mission since 1996. It is located in the Stigberget district of Gothenburg municipality.

Wikipedia: S:t Johanneskyrkan, Göteborg (SV)

Through Work in Work is a sculpture group, made by Sam Westerholm, at Olof Palme's place at Järntorget in Gothenburg. It was inaugurated in September 1986 by Stig Malm in connection with a Nordic workers' conference.

Wikipedia: Genom arbete i arbete (SV)

Gothenburg Cathedral is a cathedral in Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden. It is the seat of the bishop of the diocese of Gothenburg in the Church of Sweden.

Wikipedia: Gothenburg Cathedral (EN), Website, Wikimedia_commons

Jonas Alströmer's statue is a statue in Gothenburg, Sweden, depicting the Swedish industrialist Jonas Alströmer. It was created by the sculptor and professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts John Börjeson and was unveiled on 28 December 1905 at Lilla Torget.

Wikipedia: Jonas Alströmers staty (SV)

The German Church, also called Christinae Church, is church located in the city centre of Gothenburg, Sweden. Named after Queen Christina, it was inaugurated in 1748, and used by the German and Dutch congregation in Gothenburg. The church contains a 42-bell carillon, which was cast by the Bergholtz Bellfoundry in 1961.

Wikipedia: German Church, Gothenburg (EN), Website

Kronhuset, formerly known as Giötheborgz Tyghuhs, is a redbrick building in Västra Nordstaden in Gothenburg. It was constructed during the years 1643–1654 in a Dutch style, and is Gothenburg's joint-oldest secular building along with the Torstenson Palace. The royal architect Simon de la Vallée is believed to have designed the building. The Kronhus was originally used as an arsenal for the city garrison and as a granary to store food reserves so that the city could survive a siege. On December 9, 1927, the ownership of Kronhuset passed from the Swedish state to Gothenburg Municipality. It has been a byggnadsminne, a listed building, since 24 October 1968.

Wikipedia: Kronhuset (EN)

Gustav II Adolf's statue is a bronze statue of Bengt Erland Fogelberg, erected in 1854 on Gustaf Adolfs torg in central Gothenburg. The statue, which is Gothenburg's oldest public work of art, depicts Gustav II Adolf pointing with his right hand down towards the square while looking into the distance in the other direction, and depicts the imaginary occasion when the king is supposed to have pronounced "Here shall the city be!", and on a symbolic level the statue thus represents the creation of the city of Gothenburg. The statue is placed on a high marble plinth on top of a stepped granite foundation.

Wikipedia: Gustav II Adolfs staty, Göteborg (SV)

Såningskvinnan, meaning "the sowing woman", popularly known as Johanna i Brunnsparken, is a statue of a standing woman in Gothenburg, Sweden, sculpted by Per Hasselberg in 1883. The original gypsum version of the statue remains at the Medicinal history museum of Gothenburg. Såningskvinnan is thought of as the second oldest statue in Gothenburg and its first female statue.

Wikipedia: Såningskvinnan (EN)

Karl IX's equestrian statue or "Kopparmärra" is an equestrian statue in Gothenburg, Sweden, depicting Karl IX. It was created by the sculptor and professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts John Börjeson and was inaugurated in 1904 in the middle of Östra Hamngatan at Kungsportsplatsen. In 1936 it was moved to the east side of the street, northeast of the intersection with Södra/Östra Larmgatan.

Wikipedia: Karl IX:s ryttarstaty i Göteborg (SV), Website

The Garden Society of Gothenburg is a park and horticultural garden in central Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located next to Kungsportsavenyen and the Gamla Ullevi stadium.

Wikipedia: Garden Society of Gothenburg (EN), Website

Mandala is a sculpture in Gothenburg on Stora Nygatan, in the district of Inom Vallgraven.

Wikipedia: Mandala (skulptur) (SV)

St. Mary's Church, formerly the Poor House Church, is a church building and a parish home located in the district of Stampen, eastern part of central Gothenburg. It belongs to the Gothenburg Cathedral Parish and the Church of Sweden.

Wikipedia: Mariakyrkan, Göteborg (SV), Website, Wikimedia_commons