Location: Gothenburg
Top Things to do in Gothenburg
Top 9 Monuments & Statues in Gothenburg, West Coast
Celebrate the wonders of the land and sea in Gothenburg, Sweden’s second-largest city and home to Liseberg amusement park, the country’s #1 tourist attraction.
Visiting Gothenburg Archipelago is a must, as is sampling everything from modern gastronomy to ‘fika’ to the fresh-caught wonders at Feskekörka (Fish Church). Be sure to take in the Gothenburg Museum of Art, stunning contemporary art at Röda Sten Art Centre, and – if you visit in August – the incredible Way Out West music festival.
Restaurants in Gothenburg
1. Sjomanstornet
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
Sjömanstornet (The Seaman's Tower) at the Maritime Museum (sjofartsmuseum), next to Stigbergstorget was built in memory of deceased marines of the First World War. Their names and the ships they served on are inscribed at the foot of the tower, which was inaugurated in 1933. Visitors have to walk up 139 steps to the top of the tower where the five-metre statue Kvinna vid havet ("Woman by the Sea) stands.
2. Evert Taubes Staty
3. Non-Violence staty ”The Knotted Gun”
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4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By royandjeanette
We came across this amazing sculpture whilst looking round Gothenburg so we took a picture to research it later. We were surprised to find that it’s a bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd of an oversized colt Python 357 magnum revolver with knotted barrel and muzzle pointing upwards. Carl made this sculpture after John Lennon was murdered in 1980. We were memorised by it and the powerful message of non-violence. There are currently 31 copies of the sculpture around the world. Well worth seeing.
4. Statyn Poseidon
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4.0 based on 167 reviews
Reviewed By MikaelF413 - Vantaa, Finland
The sea God Poseidon is a statue by Carl Milles. It was inaugurated in 1931. The statue is located at the top of the main boulevard Avenyn at the square Götaplatsen. The statue is surrounded by beautiful buildings on three sides: the Concert hall, the City Theatre and Gothenburg Museum of Art.
5. Vardtradet (Den gamla hastkastanjen)
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
6. Statyn ''kopparmarra''
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
7. Gustav Adolfs Torg
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3.5 based on 172 reviews
Reviewed By gkw09 - Cambridge, United Kingdom
This lovely town square has an impressive statue, is where city hall is found and acts as a great meeting place. Once of Göteborg’s centrepieces, the statue of Gustav II Adolf properly reflects his importance in establishing Sweden as a proper military influence.
