Image 6205.01.12 by Leslie Garland

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6205.01.12 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 It is now Sweden s best preserved Renaissance castle Swedish Skane Smaland fortress bastion citadel defence military building architecture history historic historical ramparts bastions gun emplacement massive solid impregnable imposing old ancient middle ages medieval stone high tower square round circular wall masonry earth embankment green copper roof verdigris oxide cannon lgpl
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Photographer: Leslie Garland
Collection: Sweden
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Upload Date: 2005-07-20 07:25:09
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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 It is now Sweden s best preserved Renaissance castle Swedish Skane Smaland fortress bastion citadel defence military building architecture history historic historical ramparts bastions gun emplacement massive solid impregnable imposing old ancient middle ages medieval stone high tower square round circular wall masonry earth embankment green copper roof verdigris oxide cannon lgpl