Places /Zoo

Skansen

Stockholm Municipality, Sweden

Skansen (Swedish: [ˈskǎnːsɛn]; "the Sconce") is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era.

About

Skansen (Swedish: [ˈskǎnːsɛn]; "the Sconce") is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era.
The term "skansen" has become a generic term referring to other open-air museums and collections of historic structures, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, but also in the United States, e.g. Old World Wisconsin and Fairplay, Colorado.

Map & location

Stockholm Municipality, Sweden

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Video

Film från 1937 om hur en modern dagstidning blir till.Credit: AB Svensk Filmindustri · Public domainSource ↗

Sources & credits

  1. Wikidata — Skansen Wikidata
  2. Wikipedia — Skansen Wikipedia