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Masthugget Church in Gothenburg
Gothenburg

Gothenburg ) is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the fifth largest amongst the Nordic countries. The city is located on the south west-coast....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, was built in 1914. Its position on a high hill (Masthugget) close to the city and near the Göta älv
Göta älv

The G?ta ?lv is a river that drains lake V?nern into Kattegat, and the North Sea, at the city of Gothenburg on the western coast of Sweden. It is located in G?taland, with the river itself being a site of early Geats settlement....
 (Göta river) makes it a striking sight – the church tower is 60 meters high in itself. The church represents the national romantic style in Nordic architecture and was drawn by Sigfrid Ericson.






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Goteborg Masthuggskyrkan
Masthugget Church in Gothenburg
Gothenburg

Gothenburg ) is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the fifth largest amongst the Nordic countries. The city is located on the south west-coast....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, was built in 1914. Its position on a high hill (Masthugget) close to the city and near the Göta älv
Göta älv

The G?ta ?lv is a river that drains lake V?nern into Kattegat, and the North Sea, at the city of Gothenburg on the western coast of Sweden. It is located in G?taland, with the river itself being a site of early Geats settlement....
 (Göta river) makes it a striking sight – the church tower is 60 meters high in itself. The church represents the national romantic style in Nordic architecture and was drawn by Sigfrid Ericson. The church, which has become one of the symbols of Gothenburg, is a popular tourist attraction.