Picture Gallery
One of the most well-known features of Gothenburg is the Kungsportsavenyn, or simply "Avenyn". In fairness though, it is just a very wide street cutting through the city.
At the southern end of the "Avenue", there's a statue of Poseidon. This statue is well-known nationally in Sweden.
A street in Gothenburg. The city is known as Göteborg in Swedish.
Typical architecture in the city. The city has many older buildings, but it's not an old city. It was 1621, which is new by Swedish standards, and it has not been a major city for most of history.
Gustaf Adolfs Torg (Gustavus Adolphus Square) with a statue of Gustav II Adolf.
Nordstan is a major shopping mall in the city center.
A small square called Brunnsparken near Nordstan.
Tyska Kyrkan (German Church).
Gothenburg Central Station.
Göteborgs Domkyrka (Gothenburg Cathedral).
A street scene outside of the Cathedral.
Feskekörka, Feskekôrka, Fiskkyrkan - or simply The Fish Church. Gothenburg is a city built on naval traditions and fishing. This building is the local fish market. The name, which is in exaggerated Gothenburg dialect, is translated into Fish Church and it has the name due to the resemblance of Neo-Gothic churches.
Gothenburg is very hilly, so it looks like these buildings are quite tall, but they're not.
Haga is an area of the city that's popular with tourists. There are many beautiful buildings and restaurants here.
The area of Haga is especially known for the many wooden buildings in typical Swedish design.
The Eastern end of Haga Nygata, the main street through the area.
