Kungsbron in Karlskrona
par Peter Steneld
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The picture is taken from Kungsbron (King's Bridge) in Karlskrona. To the southwest lies Bastion Aurora from 1704. In the northeast lies the island Stumholmen with lighthouse Karlskrona Lower and Kungshall which houses one of Sweden's three permanent salute batteries for national celebration salutes. In the southeast one can catch a glimpse of the little peculiar islet The Butter Case that is part of a fortification line from around 1700 that was never fully completed.
The panorama was taken on a sunny spring day at Stumholmen, more precisely on Laboratorie Holmen (dir...
The old railway tunnel from 1887 goes under the entire down town of Karlskrona. The tunnel was origin...
The Admiralty bell tower from 1699 were originally a klock tower for the shipyard but 1909 it became ...
Karlskrona Fisktorget Utsikt över Borgmästarfjärden, skärgårdsbåtarna...
The panorama shows Karlskrona from a viewpoint on Bryggareberget just a few kilometers north of the c...
Saltösund Kruthuset i Borgmästarfjärden syns under den gamla Saltöbron, Ekholmen,...
Bryggarberget. Otrolig utsikt över Karlskrona. På berget finns vattentorn, radiomast,...
The Swedish port of Trelleborg is one of the largest ferry ports in Scandinavia, with an annual throu...
The panorama is taken in a cave in the middle of an area with big boulders that creates lots of caves...
The panorama is taken in the middle of an area with big boulders that creates lots of caves, these ca...
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Text by Steve Smith.
