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Northern Europe (12)

2012-08-03 13:13:00 | ノンジャンル
(Vasamuseet, Vasa Museum in Stockholm)
ヴァーサ号博物館

After having a meatball lunch at a restaurant,
we headed for Vasa Museum.

Have you heard of Vasa?
I’ve heard of Titanic but not of Vasa.

Vasa is a Swedish war ship. It was built in 1628.
On 10 August 1628, Vasa set sail on her maiden
voyage and sank in Stockholm harbor after sailing
only 2 kilometers.

The wreck was salvaged in 1961 after 333 years
under the sea!

I saw the reconstructed ship, 95% original, adorned
with hundreds of carved sculptures.