Skansen
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| The King of Diamonds and the Queen of Hearts |
Skansen is Sweden’s first open-air museum (also the world’s oldest) and is located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm. Skansen means ‘Fortifications’ or ‘Fort’ in Swedish. Skansen was opened in 1891 and features about 150 cultural historical building from all over Sweden. It includes a zoo with Nordic animals and is the venue for annual festivities, folk dance displays and several other events such as concerts and plays. It also features an aquarium and arboretum which features several animals from all over the world. Skansen is located beside Gröna Lund which is Sweden’s oldest amusement park. The picture above was taken at the entrance of Gröna Lund.
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| Green Tree Python | Lion Tamarin | |
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| Ring-Tailed Lemur | Snowy Owl |
Skansen has several building from all over Sweden (some of them more than 100 years old). Almost all of these buildings are original and were dismantled, shipped piece-by-piece and reassembled at Skansen. From the northern end of Skansen, there are some fantastic views of Stockholm. It is also serviced by the Funicular railway (Skansens Bergbana) which takes you up/down from the hill towards the northern exit of Skansen.
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| The Windmill | The Hallestad Belfry | |
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| Kaknas Tower seen from Skansen | The funicular railway |
The complete set of images for Skansen on Flickr