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View from the Bredablick Tower

Stockholm
Skansen, open air museum & zoo

January 24th 2004
When we heard about Skansen, we thought immediately at Bokrijk, which is also an open-air museum, but located in Belgium. Though we had never visited Bokrijk, we thought it would me very similar. Apparently Skansen was the world's first open-air museum, founded in 1891, located on the island Djurfgafden. Purpose of the museum was to let the visitors see how Swedes lived in ancient times, ... read more
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Swedish Flag A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substant... ... read more
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