Image 6205.01.10 by Leslie Garland

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6205.01.10 Interior courtyard Kalmar Slott Kalmar Län Småland Sweden Keywords: By 12 th century Kalmar keep on it s own island was part of a defensive system which because Blekinge and Skåne to the south were at that time part of Denmark had great strategic importance Gustav Vasa captured it in 1525 and he and is sons rebuilt it with Renaissance decoration The sculpted well cover designed by Dominicus Pahr dates from 1578 Kalmar is now Sweden s best preserved Renaissance castle Swedish Skane Smaland fortress bastion citadel defence military architecture building history historic historical massive solid impregnable imposing old ancient middle ages medieval high stone wall sculpted masonry green copper roof verdigris oxide cobbled lgpl
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Photographer: Leslie Garland
Collection: Sweden
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Upload Date: 2005-07-20 07:25:07
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Interior courtyard Kalmar Slott Kalmar Län Småland Sweden
Keywords: By 12 th century Kalmar keep on it s own island was part of a defensive system which because Blekinge and Skåne to the south were at that time part of Denmark had great strategic importance Gustav Vasa captured it in 1525 and he and is sons rebuilt it with Renaissance decoration The sculpted well cover designed by Dominicus Pahr dates from 1578 Kalmar is now Sweden s best preserved Renaissance castle Swedish Skane Smaland fortress bastion citadel defence military architecture building history historic historical massive solid impregnable imposing old ancient middle ages medieval high stone wall sculpted masonry green copper roof verdigris oxide cobbled lgpl