Barbara Weber/ Artist

The Sinking of the Vasa ....

Culture must not be neglected. One of the attractions in Stockholm is the Vasamuseet.
Along the way you but will also come to see places and magnificent monuments ...








....... Kungliga Teatern Dramatiska






..... look left





..... look right!









.... Nordiska Museet








The warship Vasa was the pride of the Swedish naval fleet and will power and determination of the Swedish King Gustav Adolphus represent.



The stern of the ship ...

was in 1628, the ship in the harbor of Stockholm water ready for its maiden voyage.
Already a mile after hundreds of viewers who watched as the Vasa, the pride of the king, in the harbor of Stockholm as a stone to the ground sank and 50 sailors pulled to their deaths.



a bad hull to hull ratio, and small Takellage
call at 64 artillery guns on two decks battery at a price.





Thus, the Vasa was almost 333 years on the seabed until it was taken in 1961 in a complex salvage operation from the depths.