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Statue of Karl XI

Statue of Karl XI

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Statue of Karl XI

Name: Statue of Karl XI
Rating: 1.8

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Location: Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden

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1. Karlskrona Town Hall – Karlskrona Railway Tunnel loop from Dalby

23.7km

01:03

150m

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Admiralty Bell Tower – Stortorget, Karlskrona loop from Karlskrona C

77.2km

03:16

450m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Stortorget, Karlskrona – Marinmuseum Karlskrona loop from Ekenäs

73.8km

03:15

440m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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Andrii

August 26, 2024

Sculptor John Börjeson, 1897.
The statue of the towns founder Karl XI was the first official statue in Karlskrona and was dedicated by King Oscar II on the 4th of october 1897.

The sculptor John Börjeson, professor at Swedens Art academy, was at that time one of Swedens most famous sculpors and has done a lot of historical statues and monuments all over the country.
He was the first to introduce the realism in swedish sculpture and here we see a typical example of this - the king, Karl XI is presented without all royal features, and instead the kings character is pointed out.

In the pedestal under the statue a copperchest was buildt in, filled with books, newspapers, coins and calendars from 1897 - like a time capsule!

For those of you who has read Selma Lagerlöfs book "The wonderful adventures of Nils Holgersson", maybe you remember when Nils came to Karlskrona and met the King... He called the King "Long lips" and the King became very angry with Nils and chased him on the streets of Karlskrona.
In the last minute, Nils was saved by another of the Karlskronas famous statues, "the old man Rosenbom", but that is a total different story.
(visitkarlskrona.se/en/statue-karl-xi)

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Location: Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden

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Statue of Karl XI

1. Karlskrona Town Hall – Karlskrona Railway Tunnel loop from Dalby

2. Admiralty Bell Tower – Stortorget, Karlskrona loop from Karlskrona C

3. Stortorget, Karlskrona – Marinmuseum Karlskrona loop from Ekenäs

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